Whittle, Frank

Date of birth:: June 1st, 1907 (Coventry/Warwickshire, United Kingdom)
Date of death:: August 8th, 1996 (Columbia/Maryland, USA)
Service number:: 26074
Nationality:: British

Biography

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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:: January 1st, 1944

Royal Aeronautical Society Golden Medal

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:: 1945

Legion of Merit - Commander (LoM - C)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Air Commodore
Awarded on:: November 5th, 1946

Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB, Military Division)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Group Captain
Awarded on:: January 1st, 1947

Knights/Dames Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (K/DBE)

Rank:: Group Captain
Awarded on:: June 10th, 1948

Rumford Medal

Rank:: Air Commodore
Awarded on:: 1950

"For his pioneering contributions to the jet propulsion of aircraft"

Order of Merit

Rank:: Air Commodore
Awarded on:: February 14th, 1986

Prince Philip Medal

Rank:: Air Commodore
Awarded on:: 1991

"In recognition of his vision, determination and engineering genius in developing the jet engine which had led to the transformation of air travel within his lifetime"

Charles Stark Draper Prize

Rank:: Air Commodore
Awarded on:: 1991

For independent development of the turbojet engine.

Louis E. Levy Medal

Sources

- RAFWeb