Science Museum - #OnThisDay in 1941, Britain's first jet aircraft, the Gloster-Whittle E.28/39, took its first flight using Whittle's jet engine. The engine pictured is from the final series made by Frank
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![This is the very first jet engine, it was made by Hans von Ohain and Frank Whittle in 1930. It was installed on an actual plane in 1939 which was the first This is the very first jet engine, it was made by Hans von Ohain and Frank Whittle in 1930. It was installed on an actual plane in 1939 which was the first](https://i.redd.it/y0hyzyfrvga51.jpg)
This is the very first jet engine, it was made by Hans von Ohain and Frank Whittle in 1930. It was installed on an actual plane in 1939 which was the first
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