Sir Frank Whittle, inventor of the turbojet engine

Sir Frank Whittle, inventor of the turbojet engine dies

Sir Frank Whittle, inventor of the turbojet engine, dies of cancer at his home in Columbia, Maryland, United States, aged 89.

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