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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

A De Havilland D.H.88 Comet twin‑engined racing aircraft with registration N88XD painted as G‑ACSS Grosvenor House appears in close‑up pilot air‑to‑air view at UK Warbirds 2023. The British two‑seat monoplane was built in 1934 for the England‑Australia MacRobertson Air Race and features two de Havilland Gipsy Six R inline piston engines driving variable pitch propellers in a stressed‑skin wooden structure.

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Author: piemags/Aviation PhotoCrew
Photo size: 19.3 Mpixels (55.3 MB uncompressed) - 5387x3591 pixels (18x12 in / 45.6x30.4 cm at 300 ppi)
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Published in: UK Warbirds 2023