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Air Commodore Sir Frank Whittle
Air Commodore Sir Frank Whittle was an engineer in Britain's Royal Air Force. He is credited with single-handedly inventing the turbojet engine, an innovation which revolutionized first military and then commercial aviation. Credit: Wikipedia Commons.
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