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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, banking, air-to-air, UK Warbirds 2023

In a banking, close‑up air‑to‑air view at UK Warbirds 2023, the De Havilland D.H.88 Comet registered N88XD in Grosvenor House markings is visible. This British interwar racer was designed for the 1934 MacRobertson England‑Australia Air Race. The wooden stressed‑skin airframe carries two inline de Havilland Gipsy Six R engines with variable pitch propellers and retractable undercarriage for optimized high‑speed performance.

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Author: piemags/Aviation PhotoCrew
Photo size: 9.1 Mpixels (26.1 MB uncompressed) - 2464x3696 pixels (8.2x12.3 in / 20.9x31.3 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: aircraft, airframe, air‑to‑air, aviation history, banking, British, cockpit, Comet, D.H.88, De Havilland, display, enclosed cockpit, England‑Australia, fuselage, Gipsy Six R, Grosvenor House, G‑ACSS, inline piston, interwar, landing flaps, MacRobertson, N88XD, Old Warden, performance, pilot view, propellers, racing, range, retractable undercarriage, Shuttleworth, speed, stressed‑skin, two engines, UK Warbirds 2023, variable pitch, wheels, wing, wooden
Published in: UK Warbirds 2023