May 2, 1953 (March 19) Kimi, the first jet airliner crashed.

1953, the first jetliner crash occurred in a business flight, 40 people were killed. This British-made "comet" jet aircraft a few minutes after taking off from Calcutta airport, encountered sudden storms and falling to the ground. Plane carrying rubber plant and tin plant operators flew to Britain from Malaya. The crew escaped. Prior to this, there are two "comet" plane crash. One in October 1952, another one in 1953, but none of aircraft carrying passengers.