One of two E.28/39 built. The other was W4046
First fight was May 15 1941. The aircraft was used to test various jet engines. This photo was taken at Farnborough, January 1945. The end-plate fins were added in April 1944. In this photo it is powered by a 1760 lbs W.2/200 Power Jet engine.
The other E.28/39 was destroyed in a high altitude test flight on July 30, 1943 when the ailerons jammed at 37,000 ft. Pilot Douglas Davie became the first pilot to bale out of a jet when he exited at 33,000 feet.
W4041 is now on display at the London Science Museum.
