Frank Whittle
Sir Frank Whittle
Science
Featured Today
Science
Ludovic Halévy Lit.West
François Mauriac Lit.West
Robert Koch Science
Zygmunt Krasiński Lit.West
Elizabeth Barrett Browning Lit.West
an English engineer, inventor and Royal Air Force (RAF) air officer. He is credited with inventing the turbojet engine
Born
1 June 1907 Coventry, England
Died
8 August 1996 (aged 89) Columbia, Maryland, US
Awards
Member of the Order of Merit Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Legion of Merit (United States) Rumford Medal Louis E. Levy Medal Fellow
Spouse(s)
Dorothy Lee ( m. 1930; div. 1976) Hazel Hall ( m. 1976)
adultbasic
Britain
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Battles/wars
Second World War
Buried
Cranwell, England
era
1800+
Other work
BOAC technical advisor, Shell engineer, engineer for Bristol Aero Engines, NAVAIR Professor at the US Naval Academy
Rank
Air Commodore
Service/branch
Royal Air Force
Years of service
1923–1948