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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

In this air‑to‑air close‑up from UK Warbirds 2023, the De Havilland D.H.88 Comet N88XD bearing Grosvenor House markings shows its twin inline engines and aerodynamic lines. The British racer was constructed in 1934 with a stressed‑skin wooden fuselage and wings, twin de Havilland Gipsy Six R piston engines, variable pitch propellers, retractable gear and cockpit designed for endurance racing.

Created: July 09, 2023 13:13

Author: piemags/Aviation PhotoCrew

Photo size: 14.5 Mpixels (41.6 MB uncompressed) - 4668x3112 pixels (15.6x10.4 in / 39.5x26.3 cm at 300 ppi)

Photo keywords: 1934, aircraft, air‑to‑air, aviation history, British, close‑up, cockpit, Comet, D.H.88, De Havilland, display, fuselage, Gipsy Six R, Grosvenor House, G‑ACSS, inline piston, N88XD, Old Warden, performance, propellers, racing, range, retractable gear, service ceiling, Shuttleworth, speed, stressed‑skin, twin engines, UK Warbirds, variable pitch, wings, wood

Published in: UK Warbirds 2023