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30th Nov 2006, 02:25
I'm am trying to gather some sources about this fine pilot for a US/UK military staff college biography paper. Background info from Wikepedia states:
'Captain (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain) Eric "Winkle" Brown, CBE (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commander_of_the_British_Empire), DSC (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Cross_%28United_Kingdom%29), AFC (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Force_Cross_%28United_Kingdom%29), FRAeS (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FRAeS), RN (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Navy) is a former Royal Navy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Navy) officer and test pilot (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Test_pilot) who has flown more types of aircraft than anyone else in history. He is also the Fleet Air Arm (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleet_Air_Arm)’s most decorated pilot. Born circa 1920, he first flew when he was 18. After World War II (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II)‚ Brown commanded Enemy Aircraft Flight (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Enemy_Aircraft_Flight&action=edit), an elite group of pilots who test-flew captured German aircraft. That experience makes Brown one of the few men qualified to compare both Allied and Axis "warbirds" as they actually flew during the war. He flight-tested 53 German aircraft, including the Me 163 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Me_163) rocket plane and the Messerschmitt Me 262 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messerschmitt_Me_262) jet plane.'
I haven't had any sucess with RN websites or other search engines, therefore can anyone provide some help (I have already read his book). I am currently in the US, so I don't have access to public records office/UK museums, etc
Thanks in advance for any help.:)
'Captain (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain) Eric "Winkle" Brown, CBE (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commander_of_the_British_Empire), DSC (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Cross_%28United_Kingdom%29), AFC (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Force_Cross_%28United_Kingdom%29), FRAeS (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FRAeS), RN (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Navy) is a former Royal Navy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Navy) officer and test pilot (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Test_pilot) who has flown more types of aircraft than anyone else in history. He is also the Fleet Air Arm (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleet_Air_Arm)’s most decorated pilot. Born circa 1920, he first flew when he was 18. After World War II (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II)‚ Brown commanded Enemy Aircraft Flight (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Enemy_Aircraft_Flight&action=edit), an elite group of pilots who test-flew captured German aircraft. That experience makes Brown one of the few men qualified to compare both Allied and Axis "warbirds" as they actually flew during the war. He flight-tested 53 German aircraft, including the Me 163 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Me_163) rocket plane and the Messerschmitt Me 262 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messerschmitt_Me_262) jet plane.'
I haven't had any sucess with RN websites or other search engines, therefore can anyone provide some help (I have already read his book). I am currently in the US, so I don't have access to public records office/UK museums, etc
Thanks in advance for any help.:)