G-ACSS De Havilland DH 88 Comet

1934 London to Australia air race. MacRobertson Trophy Air Race. De Havilland DH 88 Comet winner of the air race. Number 34 in air race. The following is an excerpt from Time Magazine, 29 October 1934, Volume XXIV, Number 18. "Third Day. Biggest sensation of the race came just before dawn on the third day, when burly Lieutenant Scott and dapper Captain Black flew their scarlet Comet into Darwin. They had covered the last 300 miles over water on one motor, risked death landing on a field made soggy by the first rain in seven months. Said sandy-haired Lieutenant Scott: "We've had a devil of a trip." But they had flown 9000 miles in two days, had broken the England to Australia record of 162 hr. in the unbelievable time of 52hr. 33 min., were only 2000 miles from their goal at Melbourne."Crombie-Brown, Coral.Date:1934-1