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Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co., East Pittsburgh, PA

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The museum's Lysander was one of the 225 Mk. IIIs built in Canada during 1942. Little is known about its wartime service, but most of the Canadian Lysanders remained in the country to fly as target tugs and communication aircraft. A relatively large number survived in Canada after the war. Some were converted into cropdusters and farmers bought many at auction for their engine parts. Dwight Brooks

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Weston Electric Instrument Corp.

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Weston Instruments

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Westport Manufacturing Co.

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Whittle W.1X Turbojet Engine

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Sir Frank Whittle's jet aircraft engine was patented in 1932, and Power Jets, Ltd. formed in 1936. The Whittle Unit bench test engine first ran on April 12, 1937. In 1939, the British Air Ministry placed a contract for the W.1 engine to be flight tested on the new Gloster E.28/39 aircraft. During taxiing tests, the W.1X non-airworthy engine unofficially became the first British turbojet to be airb

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William H. Bowlus

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William J. Powell

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William N. Fleming

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