Sir Frank Whittle

Sir Frank Whittle (centre) and his associates experimenting with an early gas turbine in a disused foundry at Lutterworth. A scene from the COX film The Wonder Jet'. Produced by the Crown Film Unit for the Economic Information Unit, this film tells the thrilling story of one of the marvels of this century - the jet propulsion gas turbine. It is a story of British pioneering and achievement. Twenty five years ago the gas turbine did not exist, now it is a vital factor in Britain's struggle for prosperity

Associates Britains Disused Exist Experimenting Factor Foundry Lutterworth Marvels Pioneering Propulsion Prosperity Tells Thrilling Turbine Vital Whittle

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