"End of a Gentleman, and a hero." Topic
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| Bellbottom | 21 Feb 2016 3:13 p.m. PST |
Celebrated Pilot Capt. Eric 'Winkle' Brown dies at 97
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| Coelacanth | 21 Feb 2016 3:18 p.m. PST |
God rest him. We shall not see his like again. Ron |
| JimDuncanUK | 21 Feb 2016 3:30 p.m. PST |
I have a couple of his books. Great stories, great man, fantastic life. |
| McWong73 | 21 Feb 2016 4:10 p.m. PST |
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| Vigilant | 22 Feb 2016 5:39 a.m. PST |
There was a great documentary about him a while ago. As a pilot myself he was my hero, along with Chuck Yeager. Great respect for all those early test pilots who just got in a plane to see what it could do. The end of an era. |
Marc33594  | 22 Feb 2016 6:49 a.m. PST |
What a remarkable man and remarkable life, thanks for sharing this. |
| 79thPA | 22 Feb 2016 8:34 a.m. PST |
"When you read through his life story, it makes James Bond seem like a bit of a slacker." That should be on his tomb stone. |
| BattlerBritain | 22 Feb 2016 9:02 a.m. PST |
Amazing guy who will be missed by many. He spoke fluent German and before the war had a flight with Ernst Udet. Bet that was a corker! :) And his exploits with captured German aircraft at the end of the war are amazing. He owed his life to the fact that he could speak German and ask questions to German groundcrew who looked 'uncomfortable' on occassion. Thanks Eric. |
| Tom Bryant | 22 Feb 2016 3:12 p.m. PST |
Wow! This is a guy I wish Icould buy a beer for and listen to his stories. Godspeed and Fair Winds Capt. Brown. I pray we may be worthy. |
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