The de Havilland Comet at 75: From Troubled Jetliner to Military...
dh 88 comet The de Havilland DH.88 Comet, a pioneering aircraft of the 1930s, built specifically to contest in the 1934 MacRobertson Air Race from England to Australia, the Comet was not just a racing aircraft but a harbinger of the potential that lay in long-distance air travel..dh 88 comet rc
Quote: "DH 88 Comet. The original full-scale de Havilland D.H. 88 Comet first flew in 1934. The Comet was designed and built to compete in an air race from London, England, to Melbourne, Australia: the 'MacRobertson' race. The prize money for this race was about 0,000. The race was run over a distance of 12,300+ miles.dh 88 comet cockpit
De Havilland DH.88 Comet was designed as a racer for the 1934 MacRobertson Air Race between London and Melbourne (the same race were the KLM DC-2 Uiver won a prize).
