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Sir
Frank's son Ian told BBC Gloucestershire after the vote result was
announced: "I'm absolutely delighted. Obviously dad would have
been terribly pleased and very proud.
"In
many parts of the world they've never heard of Frank Whittle. In
the USA there's a lack of understanding of what he did.
In
many parts of the world they've never heard of Frank Whittle.
In the USA there's a lack of understanding of what he did.
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Whittle, son of Sir Frank |
You
guys in Gloucestershire are obviously more with it than they are
overseas!"
Ian
added: "Before he died I noticed that he was worried that he
would be forgotten and all his hard work would seem to be for nothing.
"But
since his death people have made a tremendous effort to commemorate
him and I find people are almost loving about the memory of him.
"He
was a good guy and he was quite modest. That came quite easily because
he was an engineer and a pilot."
Adam
Hart-Davis, who will present the programme on Sir Frank, said: "He
left a great legacy in the aerospace industry that has a presence
all across the region."
More
than 10,000 people took part in the voting process to choose one
of the five finalists as the regional winner.
 »Read
more about Sir Frank Whittle's life and achievements
The
BBC1 documentary on the life and achievements of Sir Frank Whittle,
presented by Adam Hart-Davis, is due to be screened on BBC1 on Sunday
March 21, 2004.
If
you would like to comment on this or any other story in this section
get in touch at gloucestershire@bbc.co.uk
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He
was the county's Local Hero and thanks to YOU jet engine pioneer Sir
Frank Whittle has now been voted the best
in the West. Now
he'll be the subject of a special TV documentary.
