Gloster-Whittle E 28/39 – First Flight 74 Years Ago, May 15th 1941

Accidentally discovered this during an unrelated web search this morning….

“On 15 May 1941, Gloster’s Chief Test Pilot, Flight Lieutenant Gerry Sayer flew the aircraft under jet power for the first time from RAF Cranwell, near Sleaford in Lincolnshire, in a flight lasting 17 minutes. In this first series of test flights, a maximum true speed of 350 m.p.h. was attained, in level flight at 25,000 ft. and 17,000 r.p.m. turbine revolutions.” ( Wiki )