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De Havilland D.H. 88 Comet, Reg. N88XD, Alternate Reg. G-ACSS, Other Marks. 34, Serial No. T-7, Aircraft Name: Grosvenor Hous...
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De Havilland D.H. 88 Comet, Reg. N88XD, Alternate Reg. G-ACSS, Other Marks. 34, Serial No. T-7, Aircraft Name: Grosvenor House, close-up pilot view, air-to-air, UK Warbirds 2023

A De Havilland D.H.88 Comet racing aircraft with registration N88XD in Grosvenor House colours is shown in close‑up air‑to‑air view at UK Warbirds 2023. This British two‑seat, twin‑engine monoplane was designed and built in 1934 for the MacRobertson England‑Australia Air Race, featuring stressed‑skin wooden construction, retractable undercarriage and two de Havilland Gipsy Six R inline piston engines driving variable‑pitch propellers.

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Author: piemags/Aviation PhotoCrew
Photo size: 9.4 Mpixels (27 MB uncompressed) - 3759x2506 pixels (12.5x8.4 in / 31.8x21.2 cm at 300 ppi)
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