The de Havilland DH.88 Comet Racer won the UK/Melbourne Air Race in Oct-34 in a time of just over 70 hours. The WW2 design of the Mosquito fighter/bomber was based on this aircraft. It now resides at The Shuttleworth Collection in the UK.
Ken Fielding
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