The de Havilland DH.88 Comet was a twin-engined aircraft designed for one very specific purpose - to win the 1934 MacRobertson Air Race for Britain. It set many aviation records during the race and afterwards as a pioneer mailplane.
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De Havilland DH.88
G-ACSS
Old Warden, Beds, UK
De Havilland DH.88
G-ACSS
Old Warden, Beds, UK
De Havilland DH.88
G-ACSS
Old Warden, Beds, UK