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Wikipedia: Air Commodore Sir Frank Whittle, OM, KBE, CB, FRS, Hon FRAeS (1 June 1907 – 9 August 1996) was a British Royal Air Force (RAF) officer. Sharing credit with Germany's Dr. Hans von Ohain for independently inventing the jet engine, he is hailed as a father of jet propulsion. From an early age Whittle demonstrated an aptitude for engineering and an interest in flying.
![[The Gloster E.28/39, the first British aircraft to fly with a turbojet engine]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Gloster_E28_39_first_prototyp_lr_s.jpg "The Gloster E.28/39, the first British aircraft to fly with a turbojet engine")
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![[The W2/700 engine, or W]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Whittle_Jet_Engine_W2_700_s.jpg "The W2/700 engine, or W")
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![[Frank Whittle speaking to employees of the Flight Propulsion Research Laboratory , USA, in 1946]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Whittle_1946_arp_600pix_s.jpg "Frank Whittle speaking to employees of the Flight Propulsion Research Laboratory , USA, in 1946")
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![[Frank Whittle adjusts a slide rule while seated at his desk at the Ministry of Aircraft Production]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Frank_Whittle_CH_011867_s.jpg "Frank Whittle adjusts a slide rule while seated at his desk at the Ministry of Aircraft Production")
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![[A cutaway General Electric J31 (I-16) turbojet engine based on the W.1/W.2B]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/GE_J_31_Turbojet_Engine_s.jpg "A cutaway General Electric J31 (I-16) turbojet engine based on the W.1/W.2B")
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![[Whittle's birthplace in Earlsdon, Coventry, England. (photo 2007)]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Whittle_terraced_house_8g07_s.jpg "Whittle's birthplace in Earlsdon, Coventry, England. (photo 2007)")
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![[Whittle Arches and statue, Coventry]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Whittle_statue_and_arches_Coventry2_26m08_s.jpg "Whittle Arches and statue, Coventry")
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![[Statue of Sir Frank Whittle under the Whittle Arches, Coventry]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Frank_whittle_statue_12u07_s.jpg "Statue of Sir Frank Whittle under the Whittle Arches, Coventry")
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