To its credit, RAF Cranwell is inviting groups of science pupils from local schools and colleges to join in the festivities over the weekend. But the Frank Whittle story should be on every science ...

Sir Frank Whittle was knighted by King George VI in 1948 RAF Cranwell's association with aviation had started in World War One, when it became a Royal Navy flying training base in 1918. It was ...

A plane from Britain is met in the US by armed security. The cargo? An experimental engine created by Air Commodore [Frank Whittle], RAF engineer air officer. This engine will be further developed … ...

Jet engine pioneer Sir Frank Whittle was initially blocked from developing the jet engine by the RAF who did not believe aircraft would be capable of flying in excess of 500mph.

Sir Frank Whittle film celebrating jet engine inventor re-released as calls made to celebrate one of Britain's greatest engineers. The film sees Sir Frank tell his amazing life story in his own words.

Sir Frank Whittle is remembered in a school name, two statues and a number of plaques in Coventry and Rugby. ... Whittle retired from the RAF in 1948 with the rank of air commodore.

Britain's first jet aircraft took to the skies 75 years ago today. The Gloster E28/39, powered by Coventry inventor Sir Frank Whittle’s pioneering propulsion system, took off from RAF Cranwell ...

Whittle, who honed his engineering skills in his father’s workshop as a boy, joined the RAF as an apprentice mechanic in 1923, where his superiors quickly marked him out as something of a genius.

British aviation engineer and legendary pilot Frank Whittle was the main player in the development of the jet engine that was to change the face of 20th century aviation. Written by Nick Smith Air ...

On May 15, 1941, Sir Frank's drive and determination were crowned with success when, at Cranwell airfield, Lincolnshire, the Gloster-Whittle E28/39 became the first British turbojet-powered ...

Sir Frank Whittle is remembered in a school name, two statues and a number of plaques in Coventry and Rugby The jet engine, invented by Coventry's Frank Whittle, was first successfully flown 70 ...