1934 air race

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The Hangar Oct 10, 2026

The MacRobertson Air Race, the de Havilland Eighty-Eight Comet Built in Ten Months, and the Day a KLM Airliner Nearly Beat Every Racing Plane to Melbourne

The 1934 MacRobertson Air Race from England to Australia pitted purpose-built racers against a commercial airliner - and the result reshaped the future of aviation.

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The Hangar Oct 4, 2026

The MacRobertson Air Race, the de Havilland DH.88 Comet, and the Douglas DC-Two That Carried Passengers to Second Place

The 1934 MacRobertson Air Race proved a commercial airliner could nearly match purpose-built racers - and reshaped the future of flight.

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The Hangar Sep 8, 2026

The MacRobertson Air Race of Nineteen Thirty-Four, the de Havilland DH Eighty-Eight Comet, and the Night the People of Albury Lit the Field

The 1934 MacRobertson Air Race from England to Australia produced two legends: a purpose-built wooden racer that won, and a commercial airliner guided down by car headlights.

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The Hangar Aug 31, 2026

The MacRobertson Air Race, the De Havilland Comet, and the Eleven Thousand Miles from Mildenhall to Melbourne

The 1934 MacRobertson Air Race flew 11,300 miles from England to Australia in under three days, reshaping the future of long-haul commercial aviation.

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