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gptkbp:instanceOf
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aviator
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:Rolls-Royce
Gloster Meteor
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
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gptkbp:born
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June 1, 1907
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gptkbp:children
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three
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gptkbp:contribution
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development of turbojet engines
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gptkbp:died
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August 9, 1996
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Royal_Air_Force_College_Cranwell
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gptkbp:famousPerson
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'Jet:_The_Story_of_a_Pioneer'
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gptkbp:field
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aerospace engineering
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gptkbp:firstFlight
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gptkb:Gloster_E.28/39
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gptkbp:honorificPrefix
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gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkb:University_of_Birmingham
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Frank Whittle
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gptkbp:influenced
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aviation technology
modern aviation
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Hugo_Junkers
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gptkbp:inventor
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1937
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gptkbp:knownFor
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jet engine invention
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gptkbp:legacy
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jet propulsion technology
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gptkbp:militaryService
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gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
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gptkbp:nationality
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British
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gptkbp:occupation
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engineer
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gptkbp:patentCitation
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jet propulsion system
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gptkbp:placeOfBirth
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gptkb:Coventry,_England
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gptkbp:placeOfDeath
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gptkb:Colchester,_England
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Doris_Whittle
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