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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 registered N88XD in Grosvenor House scheme appears in a close‑up pilot air‑to‑air view at UK Warbirds 2023. Built in 1934 for the MacRobertson England‑Australia Air Race, this British racer featured stressed‑skin wooden construction, retractable undercarriage, two tandem seating positions and twin de Havilland Gipsy Six R inline piston engines with variable‑pitch propellers for high‑speed flight.

Created: July 09, 2023 13:15

Author: piemags/Aviation PhotoCrew

Photo size: 13.6 Mpixels (39 MB uncompressed) - 4522x3015 pixels (15.1x10.1 in / 38.3x25.5 cm at 300 ppi)

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Published in: UK Warbirds 2023