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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, 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

Two historic British racing aircraft are shown flying in close formation at UK Warbirds 2023: the twin‑engine De Havilland D.H.88 Comet N88XD in Grosvenor House livery and the single‑seat Percival E.2 Mew Gull G‑AEXF. The Comet was built for the 1934 MacRobertson Air Race with wooden stressed‑skin construction and twin Gipsy Six R engines, while the Mew Gull is a 1930s low‑wing racer with a single Gipsy Six piston engine.

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Author: piemags/Aviation PhotoCrew
Photo size: 9.6 Mpixels (27.3 MB uncompressed) - 3786x2524 pixels (12.6x8.4 in / 32.1x21.4 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: 1930s, 1934, aircraft, air‑to‑air, aviation, British, close‑up, cockpit, Comet, D.H.88, De Havilland, design, E.2, engines, formation, fuselage, Gipsy, Grosvenor, Gull, G‑ACSS, G‑AEXF, House, low‑wing, Mew, N88XD, Percival, performance, piston, propeller, R, racing, range, retractable, single‑seat, Six, speed, stressed‑skin, twin‑engine, UK, undercarriage, Warbirds, wingspan, wood
Published in: UK Warbirds 2023