It is a great pity that the pilot was forced into a corner like this. Given the information in the original article , and assuming it is the same "John Barrell Brown" (there can't be too many of them), I notice his interests on his corporate website are listed as "anything Welsh; i.e. drinking, singing and supporting lost causes." ho hum....
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http://www.cit.co.uk/team_biog_uk_01.html