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Coventry

Sir Frank Whittle.

On the 15th of May, 1941, the first British jet-powered plane took off from RAF Cranwell on a historic 17 minute flight. The jet age had begun! The man who made it possible was Coventry-born engineer, Sir Frank Whittle.

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Uploaded on October 24, 2021
Taken on October 24, 2021