Gloster E28/39
The
Gloster E28/39, Britain's first successful jet
aircraft, first flew on
15 May 1941 with test pilot Gerry Sayer at the controls.
This experimental aircraft was built to test the new
jet engine--the W1--developed by Sir
Frank Whittle. The E28/39 led to the creation of the
Gloster Meteor, the first British jet
fighter to see active service, in
July 1944.
