Reminiscences of Sir Frank Whittle : oral history, 1975.

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Reminiscences of Sir Frank Whittle : oral history, 1975.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/86158314

Development of turbojet engine; military career; first operational jet aircraft.

Transcript: 30 leaves.

Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 8348617

Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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