Met him at Sola Air Show in June 2012. He gave a lecture, and among other things talked about when he flew Arado 234s back to the UK in 1945. Interesting flights, as the engines had a total life of about 25 hours, and nobody knew if they were brand new or had 24h 50min on them..
He signed my logbook and the inside of the baggage hatch on our Tiger Moth, and I got to talk to him in person for a bit. A privilege to be able to talk to the great man. The term "hero" is flogged around quite a bit these days. None more deserving of the title than Winkle.
The fact that he is not Sir Eric is a travesty.
Signing the Moth
Me and the great man
The logbook
