Date in year · 1941 · The 1940s
On May 15, 1941, first flight of the Gloster E.28/39 the first British and Allied jet aircraft. Michel Roux, Maulana Karenga, Andreas Khol would arrive in the same year.
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Featured · May 15, 1941
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).
Around 1941
1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1941st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 941st year of the 2nd millennium, the 41st year of the 20th century, and the 2nd year of the 1940s decade.
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British jet-engined aircraft, first flown in 1941
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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