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File:Air Commodore Sir Frank Whittle at desk.jpg

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Description Air Commodore Frank Whittle seated at his desk at during World War II. The two models on his desk are (1) the first British prototype jet aircraft to fly and (2) the Meteor, the first jet to enter service with the RAF. Note for some reason the image is reversed left to right.
Date to 1945
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This photograph TR 3737 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums.
Author British Government
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