Comet Racer

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Comet Racer by Des Blenkinsopp as part of the Geograph project.

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Comet Racer

Image: © Des Blenkinsopp Taken: 25 Aug 2024

One of Hatfield's landmarks is the replica of the Comet Racer which won the Britain to Australia air race in 1934. It is outside the deco Comet Hotel Image which dates from the same time.

Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0

Image Location

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Latitude
51.760435
Longitude
-0.243691