Aeroplane model, of De Haviland Comet Grosvenor House

This model of a De Haviland DH-88 Comet 'Grosvenor House' dates from 1936. This aircraft was the winner of the 1934 'MacRobertson' air race from England to Australia, with an elapsed time of 70 hours, 54 minutes and 18 seconds. The aircraft was named 'Grosvenor House' because it was sponsored by the managing director of the Grosvenor House Hotel in London.

The model is built to a scale of 1:24. It is marked 'G-ACSS'. G-ACSS 'Grosvenor House', the only survivor of a total of five DH-88s built, is owned by the Shuttleworth Collection in Bedfordshire.

The De Haviland DH-88 Comet was designed specifically for the 1934 MacRobertson air race, so called because it was sponsored by Macpherson Robertson, an Australian philanthropist. Three comets were built to compete in the air race, which was part of the centenary of the foundation of the state of Victoria in Australia.

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Online ID:	000-100-104-735-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland T.1936.L.3
Date:	1936 Model: 1936
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What:	Aeroplane / model
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Who:	Comet De Haviland (Maker of original)
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Description:	Model of a De Haviland Comet "Grosvenor house", a 1930s aeroplane, scale 1:24, 1936
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