After the race De Havilland DH.88 Comet

the race winner (formerly g-acss) wearing raf livery in 1936



g-acss in later incarnation orphan, preparing air race in 1937 – flight photo.

grosvenor house dismantled , shipped england. later bought air ministry, given military serial k5085, painted silver overall raf markings , flown martlesham heath evaluation. made several flights before being written off in heavy landing , sold scrap. subsequently sold on, rebuilt , fitted gypsy 6 series ii engines , castoring tailwheel. in form made several race , record attempts under various names. claimed fourth place in 1937 istres-damascus-paris race , later same year lowered out-and-home record cape 15 days 17 hours. in march 1938, arthur edmond clouston , victor anthony ricketts made return trip new zealand covering 26,450 mi (42,570 km) in 10 days 21 hours 22 minutes.

in g-acsr, day after finished race cathcart-jones , waller took off on return journey. suffering engine trouble, @ allahabad found mollisons still there , generously given 2 pistons black magic allow them continue. set new round-trip record of 13 days, 6 hours , 43 minutes. december, g-acsr named reine astrid , flew christmas mail brussels leopoldville in belgian congo. modified , sold french government f-anpy, setting croydon-le bourget record on 5 july 1935. subsequently made paris–casablanca , paris—algiers high-speed proving flights. formerly believed destroyed alongside f-anpz (see below), f-anpy last seen in unflyable condition @ Étampes in france in 1940.

black magic sold portugal projected flight lisbon rio de janeiro. re-registered cs-aaj , renamed salazar damaged on attempted takeoff atlantic crossing , returned repair. on return made record flight london lisbon, setting time of 5 hr, 17 min in july 1937, failed make further significant flights.