Brockworth, Gloucestershire
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Brockworth is a village in Gloucestershire that may be considered a suburb of Gloucester. It was here that Sir Frank Whittle designed and built the Gloster E.28/39 jet.
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- More about Frank Whittle
- Royal Air Force History of the Gloster E28/39/Meteor
- Hucclecote Parish where the E28/39 aircraft, with a jet engine designed by Sir Frank Whittle, became airborne in taxiing runs for the first time.