Manufacturer:
Gloster
Type / Model:
Whittle E.28/39
Registration:
W4046
Colour Scheme:
Gloster Aircraft Company
Location:
United Kingdom
Photographer:
ATI Collection
Date Taken:
01/01/1943
Image ID:
#65345
High-Res Photo Dimensions (Pixels):
2500 x 1666
Image Description:
The Gloster Whittle was the first jet engined aircraft to fly in the United Kingdom. W4046 the second prototype joined the test programme on 1st March 1943 but was destroyed on 30th July in a crash resulting from an aileron failure.

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