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Daily Archives: December 14, 2011
A Birthday, One Hundred Years Ago
Today marks the 100th birthday of Dr. Hans von Ohain, co-inventor of the jet engine. Special Collections and Archives is fortunate to have collections from both co-inventors, von Ohain and Sir Frank Whittle. Reprinted below is the biographical note from … Continue reading
Posted in Aviation, Collections
Tagged aviation history, collections, Dr. Hans von Ohain, jet engines, local history, MS-335, research, Sir Frank Whittle, WPAFB
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