regtheveg posted these photos of the latest Oxford pre-production models on DHP. First off, the de Havilland DH88 Comet.
These are pre-pro's, and the finished
product may be changed, where information has been given, I have added a note.
72COM002 1/72 de Havilland DH.88 Comet
G-ACSS Grosvenor House
The scarlet G-ACSS was the property of
Mr A.O.Edwards and was named Grosvenor House after the hotel which he managed.
The crew were C. W. A. Scott and Tom Campbell Black. When the Mollisons ran
into problems at Karachi, Scott and Campbell Black took over the lead and were
first into Allahabad. Despite a severe storm over the Bay of Bengal they
reached Singapore safely, eight hours ahead of the DC-2.
They took off for Darwin, but over the
Timor Sea lost power in the port engine when the oil pressure dropped to zero.
Repairs at Darwin got them going again, although continuing oil warnings caused
them to fly the last two legs with one engine throttled back. Their lead was
unassailable despite this, and after the final mandatory stop and more engine
work at Charleville they flew on to cross the finish line at Flemington
Racecourse at 3.33 p.m. (local time) on 23 October. Their official time was 71
hours 18 seconds.
Records set by G-ACSS 'Grosvenor House'
20-23 October 1934 C. W. A. Scott and Tom Campbell Black
went from Mildenhall, England to Melbourne, Australia (11000 miles) in 70 hrs
55 min. Still held in 2010.
14-16 November 1937 A.E. Clouston and Mrs Kirby-Green went from
London to Cape Town (7091 miles) in 45 hrs 6 min.
18-20 November 1937 The return trip was completed in 57 hrs 23
min.
15-20 March 1938 A.E. Clouston and V. Ricketts went
from London to New Zealand (13179 miles) in 104 hrs 20 min.
20-26 March 1938 The return trip was completed in 140
hrs 12 min. Here the times to and from Sydney, Australia en route to New
Zealand were also confirmed as records.
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