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The statue stands on a plinth under the Frank Whittle Arches outside the Transport Museum, Millennium Place. The statue appears life-size, dressed in RAF uniform, his left arm is raised as if to shield his eyes from the sunlight as he gazes to the sky.

Title

Sir Frank Whittle (1907–1996)

Date

2007

Medium

bronze with stone plinth

Measurements

H 240 x W 50 x D 50 cm (E);
Plinth: H 150 x W 40 x D 40 cm (E)

Accession number

CV1_TS_S007

Acquisition method

commissioned by Coventry City Council

Work type

Statue

Owner

Coventry City Council

Custodian

Coventry City Council

Work status

extant

Unveiling date

1st June 2007

Access

at all times

Inscription description

incised in stone: SIR FRANK WHITTLE / INVENTOR OF THE TURBOJET ENGINE/ 1907- 1996; a round plaque on the west face: Air Commodore / Sir Frank Whittle / OM,KBE,CB,FRS,FRAeS / This statue celebrates the centenary /of Frank Whittle's birth in Coventry and / shows him watching his first test flight of / a jet-propelled Gloster-Whittle E28 /39 / on 15 May 1941 at RAF Cranwell / Sculpture by Faith Winter / unveiled on / 1 June 2007

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