de Havilland DH 88 Comet- ‘Black Magic’ - Staples and Vine
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dh 88 comet black magic restoration The de Havilland DH.88 Comet, a pioneering aircraft of the 1930s, built specifically to contest in the 1934 MacRobertson Air Race from England to Australia, the Comet was not just a racing aircraft but a harbinger of the potential that lay in long-distance air travel..
dh 88 comet cockpit However some decades later ‘Black Magic’ was rediscovered in a Portuguese farm and after changing hands several times is now back in the Britain undergoing a full restoration to flying condition by the DH 88 Comet Racer Project Group based at Derby. Their progress on this amazing restoration project can be seen at www.cometracer.co.uk.
dh 88 comet model kit The other surviving original Comet is G-ACSP, known as “Black Magic”. That airframe is also being rebuilt to fly with help and assistance from Ken. That is another fantastic story hopefully for another post. The third machine to take part in the race was a green Comet registered G-ACSR.