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WHITTLE FRANK: (1907-1996) English Royal Air Force

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WHITTLE FRANK: (1907-1996) English Royal Air Force
WHITTLE FRANK: (1907-1996) English Royal Air Force
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WHITTLE FRANK: (1907-1996) English Royal Air Force Officer, inventor of the jet engine. Signed commemorative cover depicting a colour image of a Hawker Hurricane in flight and with an inset portrait of Squadron Leader James Lacey. Signed ('F Whittle') in black ink, with his name alone, to a clear area at the foot of the cover. Also signed by James Lacey (1917-1989) British World War II Ace (28 victories), the second highest scoring RAF Fighter Pilot of the Battle of Britain. Post marked at RAF Stanmore Park on 23rd September 1978. Together with Thomas Sopwith (1888-1989) English Aviation Pioneer. Signed commemorative cover depicting the Sopwith Camel and with an inset portrait of Sopwith. Signed in bold blue fountain pen ink to a clear area of the cover and dated 1976 in his hand. Post marked on the occasion of the 60th Anniversary of the Great Sopwiths, 25th August 1976. VG to EX, 2
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WHITTLE FRANK: (1907-1996) English Royal Air Force

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