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Sir Frank Whittle

Jet Engine Pioneer

[14 MAY 01] LOCAL MUSEUM PAYS TRIBUTE TO WHITTLE

Sir Frank WhittleA museum in Coventry is paying tribute to one of the city's finest sons this week to mark one of the great developments in aviation history.  MORE

[22 FEB 01] FRANK WHITTLE TO BE HONOURED BY UNIVERSITY

Coventry-born jet engine pioneer Sir Frank Whittle is to be honoured by Coventry University by having an engineering building named after him.  MORE

[18 SEP 00] CELEBRATE RUGBY HISTORY WITH RUPERT & FRANK

Rupert Brooke will form a centrepiece of a celebration of Rugby’s past and present, which is being held in the town at the end of this month. MORE 
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