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Comet Racer green
Aircraft
Comet Racer Green
Box art by Unknown
Key Information
Kit name DE Havilland DH.88 Comet
Ref. number 01013
Price £5.99
Scale 1:72
Dimensions (mm) L122 x W186
Skill level
Difficulty rating2
Kit contents
Parts 24

The de Havilland DH.88 Comet was a twin-engined British aircraft that won the 1934 MacRobertson Air Race. It set many aviation records during the race and afterwards as a pioneer mail plane. G-ACSR came 4th in the race and the pilots Cathcart Jones and Waller went on to record a return time of 13½ days set a new record

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