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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, Percival E.2 Mew Gull, G-AEXF, Serial No. E.22 / PFA 13-10020, close-up pilot view, formation, air-to-air, UK Warbirds 2023

In a close‑up air‑to‑air formation at UK Warbirds 2023, the De Havilland D.H.88 Comet N88XD in Grosvenor House colours is paired with a Percival E.2 Mew Gull G‑AEXF. The Comet is a British twin‑engine 1934 racing monoplane with wooden stressed‑skin and Gipsy Six R inline piston engines, while the Mew Gull is a British single‑seat low‑wing racing aircraft of the 1930s typically powered by a Gipsy Six piston engine.

Created: July 09, 2023 13:16

Author: piemags/Aviation PhotoCrew

Photo size: 14.8 Mpixels (42.3 MB uncompressed) - 4712x3141 pixels (15.7x10.5 in / 39.9x26.6 cm at 300 ppi)

Photo keywords: 1930s, aircraft, air‑to‑air, aviation, British, close‑up, cockpit, Comet, D.H.88, De Havilland, design, E.22, engines, formation, fuselage, Gipsy, Grosvenor, Gull, G‑ACSS, G‑AEXF, House, inline, low‑wing, Mew, monoplane, N88XD, Old, performance, pilot, piston, propeller, R, racing, range, retractable, Shuttleworth, single‑seat, Six, speed, stressed‑skin, twin‑engine, UK, undercarriage, Warbirds, Warden, wings, wood

Published in: UK Warbirds 2023