Sir Air Cdre Frank Whittle OM KBE CB FRS FRAeS
(1907-1996)
Commemorated on 5 plaques
Sir Frank Whittle OM KBE CB FRS 1907-1996 Jet propulsion pioneer. Pursued the development of his jet engine at the Cambridge University Department of Engineering.
University of Cambridge, Trumpington Street, Cambridge, United Kingdom where they worked
Born here Sir Frank Whittle "Father of the jet engine" 1st June, 1907
72 Newcombe Road, Coventry, United Kingdom where they was born (1907)
Air Commodore Sir Frank Whittle OM, KBE, CB, FRS, FRAes. This statue celebrates the centenary of Frank Whittle's birth in Coventry and shows him watching the first test flight of a jet-propelled Gloster-Whittle E28/39 on 15 May 1941 at RAF Cranwell. Sculpture by Faith Winter unveiled on 1 June 2007
Millennium Place - near Hales Street, Coventry, United Kingdom where they is commemorated
On this common Frank Whittle jet pioneer First felt the power of flight 1916
Hearsall Common, Coventry, United Kingdom where they was (1916)
Sir Frank Whittle OM 1907-1996 inventor of the jet engine lived here
9 Victoria Street, Royal Leamington Spa, United Kingdom where they lived