Sir Frank Whittle

Sir Frank Whittle (HM2CB5)

Location: , England CV1 5SA West Midlands
Country: United Kingdom
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N 52° 24.622', W 1° 30.515'

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Air Commodore
Sir Frank Whittle
OM, KBE, CB, FRS, FRAeS
This statue celebrates the centenary
of Frank Whittle's birth in Coventry and
shows him watching the first test flight of
a jet-propelled Gloster-Whittle E28/39
on 15 May 1941 at RAF Cranwell.
Sculpture by Faith Winter
unveiled on
1 June 2007

( inscribed on the pedestal )
Sir Frank Whittle
Inventor of
the turbojet engine
1907 - 1996
Details
HM NumberHM2CB5
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Date Added Monday, October 15th, 2018 at 11:01am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)30U E 601444 N 5807728
Decimal Degrees52.41036667, -1.50858333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 52° 24.622', W 1° 30.515'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds52° 24' 37.32" N, 1° 30' 30.9" W
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Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near Fairfax St, England CV1 5SA, GB
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