De Havilland DH88 Comet racer flies in the rain at The Shuttleworth Collection VE Day Airshow, Old Warden, May 3rd 2015

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Three De Havilland DH88 Comet racers were built to contest the MacRobertson International Air Race, a race between London and Melbourne held in October 1934. This aircraft, Grosvenor House, won the race in a time of just over 71 hours.

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Size: 7360px × 4912px
Location: The Shuttleworth Collection, Old Warden Aerodrome, Bedfordshire, England
Photo credit: © Jonathan Little / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: aeroplane, aircraft, airplane, bedfordshire, classic, collection, comet, de, dh88, grosvenor, havilland, house, shuttleworth, vintage, warden