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Gloster E.28/39
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Gloster E.28/39

Britain's first jet aircraft

Overview

The Gloster E.28/39, was the first British turbojet-engined aircraft, first flying in 1941. It was the third turbojet aircraft to fly after the German Heinkel He 178 (1939) and Heinkel He 280 (1941).

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