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WHITTLE FRANK: (1907-1996) English Royal Air Force Officer, inventor of the jet engine. T.L.S., Frank Whittle, one page, 4to, Chagford, Devon, 21st October 1966, to Raymond Glendenning. Whittle thanks his correspondent for an invitation to a Leadership Lunch although regrets that he is unable to accept 'because, being deeply involved in a patent action which the French firm, Rateau, are bringing against Rolls-Royce, I am confined to the vicinity of the Law Courts….for every day in November so far as I can make out.' Together with Brian Trubshaw (1924-2001, British Test Pilot, the first British pilot to fly Concorde, April 1969) T.L.S., Brian Trubshaw, one page, 4to, Weybridge, Surrey, 15th April 1969, to Raymond Glendenning, on the printed stationery of the British Aircraft Corporation Ltd. Writing less than a week after piloting Concorde for the first time, Trubshaw thanks his correspondent for an invitation to a Leadership Lunch although regrets that he cannot accept 'owing to Concorde commitments'. Also including Francis Chichester (1901-1972, British Aviator and Sailor) T.L.S., Francis, one page, 4to, St. James's Place, London, 22nd September 1964, to Raymond Glendenning, on the red printed stationery of Francis Chichester Ltd. Chichester briefly thanks his correspondent for an invitation to a Leadership Lunch and regrets that he will not be able to attend and asking for his best wishes and regrets to be passed to Basil Spence. Each with file holes to the left edges, not affecting the text or signatures. About VG, 3
