Captain Brown is a real legend. I first came across the first edition of his book as a 17 year old student at my local tertiary college back in 1993 and found it an amazing and impressive read. I was already interested in naval aviation. In late 2006 I was delighted to find Wings On My Sleeve in a bookshop, and recieved it at Christmas that year.
I refer to the book, and particularly to Captain Brown's comments on CVA 01, the planned carriers that were scrapped in the 60s, on the Future Carrier thread.
I think it was the US Navy Test Pilots' School that described him as the greatest naval aviator of all time. If you read the book you will see why.