I so wish he had been able to achieve Mach 1 in the Miles M 52 [with its "all flying tailplane"]
He deserved to be 'The One' but the wimp Labour Government chickened out. So Chuck Y got the honours but only because we let them see the clever all flying tail of the M 52.
Capt.Eric 'Winkle' Brown is one of the best of the best. A legend.
And I have his book - signed.
