Air Commodore Sir Frank Whittle, OM, KBE, FRS, Hon FRAeS (1 June 1907-9 August 1996) was an English Royal Air Force officer and is seen as the father of jet propulsion. By the end of the war, Whittle's efforts resulted in engines that would lead the world in performance through the end of the decade. Whittle and Hans von Ohain met after the war and initially Whittle was angry with him as he felt Ohain had stolen his ideas. Wikipedia
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A Blue Plaque will be unveiled in Cambridge on Tuesday 13 January at 2pm to commemorate Sir Frank Whittle, the man who invented the jet engine. www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/press/dpp/2004010801
Whittle ensured that Britain was the first to enter the jet age when, on May 15 1941, the jet-propelled Gloster-Whittle E 28/39 flew successfully from Cranwell. www-g.eng.cam.ac.uk/125/achievements/whittle/telgraph.htm
