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de Havilland DH.88 Comet
de Havilland DH.88 Comet
'Grosvenor House'
G-ACSS'Grosvenor House'
Photograph: Canon EOS 5D Mark III, 1/250th sec, f/7.1, ISO 200.
The Comet is a two-seat twin-engined racing aircraft.
It was built specifically to take part in the 1934 MacRobertson Air Race between England and Australia.
G-ACSS 'Grosvenor House' won the race, piloted by Charles Scott and Tom Campbell Black.
G-ACSS is part of the Shuttleworth Collection based at Old Warden, Bedfordshire and is a regular performer at Shuttleworth airshows.
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