"Captain 'Winkle' Brown: Is he the greatest pilot ever?" Topic
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| Huscarle | 23 Apr 2013 12:13 p.m. PST |
A very interesting article on the BBC concerning a fascinating chap.
Captain Eric 'Winkle' Brown has flown more types of aircraft than anyone in history, survived 11 crashes, interrogated high-ranking Nazis, and met everyone from wartime leader Winston Churchill to first man on the moon, Neil Armstrong.
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| Jabo 1944 | 23 Apr 2013 2:02 p.m. PST |
Eric Brown would be by his own admission, just a normal guy doing an every day job. To us mortals, this man, quiet unassuming & modest, is one of the finest ambassadors for the aviation world and amongst the elite of test pilots. Eric Brown was at the very cutting edge of aviation during some very interesting and dangerous times, if Britain has pursued the Miles M52, Eric Brown would have been the first man to break the sound barrier, as it was the technology went over the pond and the rest was history……. |
| ooooooooooooooooo | 23 Apr 2013 2:52 p.m. PST |
An amazing man. I recommend his book. He was a pilot on HMS AUDACITY when it was sunk, and I think he test-flew just about every Allied & Axis WWII plane, including the Me163 KOMET. |
| John D Salt | 23 Apr 2013 3:05 p.m. PST |
I believe he has the distinction of being the only pilot ever to make test landings on the crazy rubber deck trialled at Farnborough in the late 1940s. That must have been pretty hairy, even by naval aviator standards. All the best, John. |
Skeets  | 23 Apr 2013 4:06 p.m. PST |
I have his book evaluating both Allied and Axis aircraft and they are excellent. |
| Coelacanth | 23 Apr 2013 7:21 p.m. PST |
In addition, he holds the record for most carrier landings, and if memory serves, was the first person to land a jet aircraft on a carrier. Truly a remarkable aviator. Ron |
martin goddard  | 24 Apr 2013 11:30 a.m. PST |
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| GNREP8 | 28 Apr 2013 6:01 a.m. PST |
amazing – another one of the 'extraordinary generation' |
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