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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

The De Havilland D.H.88 Comet N88XD wearing Grosvenor House scheme is captured close‑up in air‑to‑air flight at UK Warbirds 2023. Designed for the 1934 MacRobertson Trophy Race, the British twin‑engine wooden monoplane has two de Havilland Gipsy Six R inline piston engines, variable pitch propellers, retractable undercarriage and an enclosed cockpit for competition long‑distance flying.

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Author: piemags/Aviation PhotoCrew
Photo size: 19.2 Mpixels (55 MB uncompressed) - 5371x3581 pixels (17.9x11.9 in / 45.5x30.3 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, MacRobertson Trophy, N88XD, Old Warden, performance, propellers, range, retractable undercarriage, service ceiling, Shuttleworth, speed, twin engines, UK Warbirds 2023, variable pitch, wings, wooden monoplane
Published in: UK Warbirds 2023