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Lot #474
Frank Whittle

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Inventor of the jet engine (1907–1996). Five items: satin-finish 5 x 7 photo, signed in black felt tip, “Frank Whittle, 4 Sep. 87”; color glossy 5.25 x 3.5 photo, signed and inscribed in black felt tip by Whittle and also signed by Hans von Ohain; printed informational card, signed in ballpoint; and a German FDC, signed in ink by Whittle, Ohain, and Erich Warsitz; and a souvenir typescript of the timeline for the first jet engine test, signed in ballpoint. In fine condition overall, with brushes to second photo. R&R COA.

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