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Royal Mail’s new stamp series pays tribute to Sir Frank Whittle, the genius behind the turbojet engine that revolutionized aviation — and put Britain at the forefront of jet age history. Born in Coventry, tinkering in Rugby, and pioneering in Gloucestershire, Whittle’s legacy lives on through four stamps honoring him and his engines, plus eight iconic British jets like the Avro Vulcan — the plane that flew 6,000 miles to bomb Port Stanley in the Falklands War. His son reminds us this isn’t just about one man, but the whole team of engineers and pilots who built on his vision. From patenting his ideas in 1930 to launching Britain’s first jet in 1941, Whittle’s grit and innovation changed the skies — and these stamps are a soaring tribute to that legacy.

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