Brooke Bond collectors tea card. Depicting: Air Commodore Sir Frank Whittle . Royal Air Force engineer air officer. He is credited with...
Vulcan Delta bomber NQJ swoops spectacularly over the city of Coventry as a thank you to the people who helped save her, The plane crossed the city...
Gloster-Whittle E28/39, c 1940s. The Gloster-Whittle E28/39 was the first Allied jet aircraft, which first flew briefly on 8 May 1941 while on...
Gloster-Whittle E28/39, c 1940s. The Gloster-Whittle E28/39 was the first Allied jet aircraft, which first flew briefly on 8 May 1941 while on...
Close-up of manifolds and combustion chambers. Sir Frank Whittle had the idea for jet propulsion whilst writing a thesis on 'Future Developments in...
While still a cadet at Cranwell, Sir Frank Whittle published a thesis entitled 'Speculation' which put forward the basic thermodynamics for this, the...
The E28/39 was the first Allied jet aircraft and it had its first official flight on 15th May 1941. The airframe was built by Gloster Air Company and...
While still a cadet at Cranwell, Sir Frank Whittle published a thesis entitled 'Speculation' which put forward the basic thermodynamics for this, the...
Made by Power Jets Ltd. Sir Frank Whittle had the idea for jet propulsion whilst writing a thesis on 'Future Developments in Aircraft Design' at the...
Made by Power Jets Ltd. Sir Frank Whittle had the idea for jet propulsion whilst writing a thesis on 'Future Developments in Aircraft Design' at the...
The E28/39 was built by the Gloster Aircraft Co Ltd, and it's chief designer was W G Carter. The E28/39 lifted off briefly while doing taxying trials...
This was the first jet propulsion engine designed by Frank Whittle. The photograph shows the second-hand light car engine that he used as a starter...
While still a cadet at Cranwell, Sir Frank Whittle published a thesis entitled 'Speculation' which put forward the basic thermodynamics for this, the...
Bell XP-59A which made its first flight at Muroc Lake on 2 October 1942, with General Electric GE1-A engines based on Frank Whittle�s design.
Bell XP-59A which made its first flight at Muroc Lake on 2 October 1942, with General Electric GE1-A engines based on Frank Whittle�s design.
Bell XP-59A which made its first flight at Muroc Lake on 2 October 1942, with General Electric GE1-A engines based on Frank Whittle�s design.
Bell XP-59A which made its first flight at Muroc Lake on 2 October 1942, with General Electric GE1-A engines based on Frank Whittle�s design.
Bell XP-59A which made its first flight at Muroc Lake on 2 October 1942, with General Electric GE1-A engines based on Frank Whittle�s design.
Building the myth. After the war, a scene showing Whittle and colleagues testing the first engine was recreated for the official film 'Jet...
Frank Whittle photographed in his study at his war time headquarters at Brownsover Hall near Rugby, Warwickshire. The models shown are the...
Gloster-Whittle E28/39, 1941. The E28/39 was the first allied jet aircraft. It first flew on 8 May 1941 while on taxiing trials, although the first...
Gloster-Whittle E28/39, 1941. The E28/39 was the first allied jet aircraft. It first flew on 8 May 1941 while on taxiing trials, although the first...
Preliminary drawing. The E28/39 was the first allied jet aircraft. It first flew on 8 May 1941 while on taxiing trials, although the first official...
The E28/39 was the first allied jet aircraft. It first flew on 8 May 1941 while on taxiing trials, although the first official flight took place on...
The E28/39 was the first allied jet aircraft. It first flew on 8 May 1941 while on taxiing trials, although the first official flight took place on...
The E28/39 was the first Allied jet aircraft and it had its first official flight on 15th May 1941. The airframe was built by Gloster Air Company and...
Whittle jet engine, c 1930s. Sir Frank Whittle , English engineer, who after joining the Royal Air Force as an aprentice, qualified as a pilot and...
Gloster-Whittle E28/39 in flight, c 1940s. The Gloster-Whittle E28/39 was the first Allied jet aircraft, which first flew briefly on 8 May 1941 while...
Sir Frank Whittle is pictured here with the Whittle WV engine in the Science Museum, London. Whittle joined the Royal Air Force as an apprentice,...
Sir Frank Whittle is shown with the Whittle WI engine, at the Science Museum, London. Whittle joined the Royal Air Force as an apprentice, qualified...
Sir Frank Whittle is pictured with Roy Fowkes, ex Power Jets employee, and the Whittle WV engine at the Science Museum, London Whittle joined the...
Sir Frank Whittle joined the Royal Air Force as an apprentice, qualified as a pilot, and was able to study at Cambridge whilst still in the RAF. In...
Sir Frank Whittle joined the Royal Air Force as an apprentice, qualified as a pilot, and was able to study at Cambridge whilst still in the RAF. In...
Sir Frank Whittle before an interview, with the Whittle WI engine on the left and the WV engine on the right at the Science Museum, London. Whittle...
Sir Frank Whittle is pictured here with the Whittle WV engine in the Science Museum, London. Whittle joined the Royal Air Force as an apprentice,...
Sir Frank Whittle joined the Royal Air Force as an apprentice, qualified as a pilot, and was able to study at Cambridge whilst still in the RAF. In...
The Whittle 1 Jet Propulsion Engine, with one metal framed display notice, seen from 3/4 front view beneath the Gloster E28/39 in which it was...
Jamie Spencer rides Brave Prospector during the Frank Whittle Partnership Handicap Stakes at Doncaster Racecourse on September 11, 2009 in Doncaster,...
Jamie Spencer rides Brave Prospector during the Frank Whittle Partnership Handicap Stakes at Doncaster Racecourse on September 11, 2009 in Doncaster,...
From left to right, Thomas Sopwith, engineer George Carter , Sir Frank Whittle and Sir Frank S. Spriggs examine a Whittle W1 jet engine during a...
Lieutenant-General Ira C. Eaker , Deputy Commander of the Army Air Forces, and Chief of Air Staff of the American Air Force, presents the Legion of...
Robert Winston and Spacious return after landing The Frank Whittle Partnership Conditions Stakes Race run at Doncaster Racecourse on September 12 in...
Robert Winston and Spacious land The Frank Whittle Partnership Conditions Stakes Race run at Doncaster Racecourse on September 12 in Doncaster,...
28th, May Air Commodore, Frank Whittle, aged 40, pictured at Brownsover Hall, Derby, after being awarded a tax free amount of 100 for his pioneer...
May 1948, Air Commodore Frank Whittle aged 40, pictured next to a model of a prototype jet engine which he invented at Brownsover Hall, Rugby,...
Sport, Football, London, England, 8th August 1973, The Crystal Palace first team squad for season 1973/4 pose together for a group photograph, Back...
Transport, Aviation, Brownsover Hall, Rugby, England, 28th May 1948, Air Commodore Frank Whittle pictured with a model of his new invention, the jet...
Popperfoto via Getty Images, The Book, Volume 1, Page: 74, Picture: 11, Frank Whittle, , the pioneer of the jet engine, pictured in 1944
England Portrait of the inventor of the Jet Engine Group Royal Air Force Wing Commander Frank Whittle , at home with his wife.
World War II, Group Captain Frank Whittle wearing military uniform of the Royal Air Force as he sits at his desk writing in a note book with the aid...
Personalities, Inventors, pic: 8th January 1955, Sir Frank Whittle, English aeronautical engineer and inventor, pictured explaining the workings of...
Inventors, Jet aeroplanes, pic: 28th December 1954, Jet engine pioneer Sir, Frank Whittle demonstrates a futuristic "bubble" helmet to enthusiastic...
Outrageous Fortune stars Antonia Prebble, Robyn Malcolm and Frank Whittle arrive at the Qantas Television Awards at the Aotea Centre on November 18,...
Sir Frank Whittle , the English aeronautical engineer and inventor of the jet engine, sits studying documents with another man.
Sir Frank Whittle the English aeronautical engineer and inventor of the jet engine, signs copies of his book Jet for waiting schoolboys at an...
Sir Frank Whittle , the English aeronautical engineer and inventor of the jet engine, gives instructions in its workings to the journalist Clifford...
Sir Frank Whittle the English aeronautical engineer and inventor of the jet engine, at home with his family.
