Sir Frank Whittle

Sir Frank Whittle (right) and Mr Patrick Johnson, managing director of Power Jets (Research and Development) Ltd, re-enacting the Cranwell sequence. 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

Britains Cranwell Enacting Exist Factor Jets Managing Marvels Pioneering Propulsion Prosperity Sequence Tells Thrilling Turbine Vital Whittle

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