de Havilland DH88 Comet Racer - de Havilland Aircraft Museum
dh 88 comet cockpit inception 24 August 2010 source of file original creation by uploader Category: De Havilland DH.88 Comet of the Shuttleworth Collection Self-published work PD-self.dh 88 comet cockpit
The Comet is a classic of the Golden Age of long distance air racing in the 1930's. The aircraft is well detailed elsewhere, but briefly the creation of the Comet was a response by de Havilland to the prospect of a non-British aircraft winning the 1934 England-Australia air race.sv388 midlandhomes.uk.com
The de Havilland DH.88 Comet was produced by the de Havilland Aircraft Company to ensure that a competitive British entry would be available for the 1934 MacRobertson Air Race between England and Australia. The race was sponsored by wealth Australian confectionary manufacturer Macpherson Robertson to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the State of Victoria. Despite success in air races such as ...