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Medal - Exhibited at Lewis's J.R. Gaunt
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1935 |
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| Period | 20th century |
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| Obverse description | Relief depiction of the de Havilland DH.88 Comet racing aircraft 'Grosvenor House' in left-facing profile occupying the upper field, above a horizontal dividing line. The lower field bears multiple lines of raised legend recording the record-breaking London to Melbourne flight of October 1934, with the pilots' names C.W.A. Scott and T. Campbell Black inscribed along the lower arc. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | THE BRITISH D·H·COMET "GROSVENOR HOUSE" LONDON TO MELBOURNE OCTOBER 19TH-22ND 1934 11,296 MILES IN 72 HOURS AVERAGE SPEED 170 M·P·H C·W·A· SCOTT-T·CAMPBELL BLACK |
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