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The Jet Age Museum to Celebrate the Birth of the Jet Age

On 16th January 1930, Englishman Frank Whittle patented the first jet engine. An aircraft powered by this engine took off for the first time in 1941. Whittle was beaten by Hans von Ohain, a German, whose jet engine set off on its official test flight on 27th August 1939. The celebration of the first flight of…

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On 16th January 1930, Englishman Frank Whittle patented the first jet engine. An aircraft powered by this engine took off for the first time in 1941. Whittle was beaten by Hans von Ohain, a German, whose jet engine set off on its official test flight on 27th August 1939. The celebration of the first flight of Sir Frank Whittle’s revolutionary jet engine at Brockworth, Gloucestershire, during the Gloster E28/39 taxi trials in 1941.

This April, the Jet Age Museum in Gloucestershire will be celebrating the birth of the jet age.

Date: 26th April 2025

Click HERE for the Jet Age Museum website.

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