De Havilland DH.88 Comet
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The de Havilland DH.88 Comet is a British two-seat, twin-engined aircraft built by the de Havilland Aircraft Company. It was developed specifically to participate in the 1934 England-Australia MacRobe
G-ACSS Grosvenor House at a display by the Shuttleworth Collection
Preserved at the Shuttleworth Collection, one of the original race-tuned Gipsy Six R engines fitted to the winning DH.88 Comet Grosvenor House.
Cockpit of G-ACSS Grosvenor House (2010). This differs considerably from the original state.
Grosvenor House in Martin Place, Sydney, Australia, 12 November 1934.
Shuttleworth Collection
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The Shuttleworth Collection is a working aviation, automotive and agricultural collection located at Old Warden Aerodrome in Bedfordshire, England.
De Havilland DH.88 Comet
…in 1943 but soon passed on to de Havilland. Restored for static display as Grosvenor House, it was put on show for the 1951 Festival of Britain. The Shuttleworth Collection at Old Warden acquired it in 1965 and then in 1972 re-registered it under its original identity for restoration to flying condition, finally achieved…
The Shuttleworth Collection's Discovery Hub in December 2021, with its Southern Martlet outside.
G-EBWD, flies regularly during displays at the Shuttleworth Collection
Spitfire Vc, AR501, during extensive renovation by the Collection in September 2008.
The Shuttleworth Collection's Bristol F.2B Fighter