Captain Winkle Brown
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Captain Winkle Brown
Sadly Captain Brown passed away recently but he held the record for the most types of aircraft flown and this article is worth a read ....
Eric 'Winkle' Brown, Britain's 'greatest pilot' who survived 11 crashes, dies aged 97
Eric 'Winkle' Brown, Britain's 'greatest pilot' who survived 11 crashes, dies aged 97
Legend
His flying extraordinary, his exploits legendary, and his books and articles just fabulous and fascinating.
The last of those amazing UK test pilots.
RIP Winkle indeed
The last of those amazing UK test pilots.
RIP Winkle indeed
Yes, a truly great aviator, try this BBC programme:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szten4iypCM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szten4iypCM
His book, "Wings on my Sleeve", is a great read, and told in a matter-of-fact style that shows how humble and nice a bloke he must have been.
Some of the things that he got up to in aircraft were bloody amazing!
Some of the things that he got up to in aircraft were bloody amazing!
The man was a living legend.
I am wondering if his passing on Sun will even get a mention on TV in the lamestream media.
If Yeager died tomorrow I'm sure it would be on TV everywhere (in the Western world at least) within 12-24hrs.
Many would say Brown's achievement were greater than his. It would be great to see some general public acknowledgement at least for one of the worlds greatest ever pilots.
His records of aircraft types flown and 2407 carrier landings will never be broken.
I am wondering if his passing on Sun will even get a mention on TV in the lamestream media.
If Yeager died tomorrow I'm sure it would be on TV everywhere (in the Western world at least) within 12-24hrs.
Many would say Brown's achievement were greater than his. It would be great to see some general public acknowledgement at least for one of the worlds greatest ever pilots.
His records of aircraft types flown and 2407 carrier landings will never be broken.
A Test Pilots pilot.
My guess is 99% of readers on Pprune Australian GA Forum would never had heard of former British Test Pilot, Eric `Winkle` Brown who died recently at the age of 97 in England.
Could I recommend you put away the smart phone for a while and read of some of his exploits mentioned in the main forum Rumours and News. Then go to a library and read some of his books if they are there (which, sadly, I doubt). Time to try Amazon, maybe? If ever there was a real Biggles, Eric Brown would be close.
http://www.pprune.org/rumours-news/5...kle-brown.html
Could I recommend you put away the smart phone for a while and read of some of his exploits mentioned in the main forum Rumours and News. Then go to a library and read some of his books if they are there (which, sadly, I doubt). Time to try Amazon, maybe? If ever there was a real Biggles, Eric Brown would be close.
http://www.pprune.org/rumours-news/5...kle-brown.html
A truly remarkable gentleman, but Australians had many with similar experiences. All of them Slipping into history without being given any accolades.
My father was just an ordinary pilot who "survived" the war. It was only in his last years he told me about his experience of Black Friday when more than half of all the beaufighters were shot down. He laconically said he had an FW190 on his tail, and was only saved by an USAF mustang.
My father was just an ordinary pilot who "survived" the war. It was only in his last years he told me about his experience of Black Friday when more than half of all the beaufighters were shot down. He laconically said he had an FW190 on his tail, and was only saved by an USAF mustang.
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As a Spanish /German s/e stol post war,mid fifties, Id say Winkle was busy with flight testing heavy grunty stuff like Westland "Wyvern" and etc
Dornier may have given him an invite.
Im not sure but in one of his books, or elsewhere ??...there is a list of all the aircraft that he got his hand on.
Beyond amazing.
As a Spanish /German s/e stol post war,mid fifties, Id say Winkle was busy with flight testing heavy grunty stuff like Westland "Wyvern" and etc
Dornier may have given him an invite.
Im not sure but in one of his books, or elsewhere ??...there is a list of all the aircraft that he got his hand on.
Beyond amazing.
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Centaurus, that was inaccurate and unnecessary.
An incredibly great man who managed to fit 2-300 years into 97. His biography is a great start, follow that up with a trawl through Youtube for some of his talks. Fantastic stuff.
Here's a Wikipedia list of types flown:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...inkle%22_Brown
(I've only got 445 to go to catch up!)
An incredibly great man who managed to fit 2-300 years into 97. His biography is a great start, follow that up with a trawl through Youtube for some of his talks. Fantastic stuff.
Here's a Wikipedia list of types flown:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...inkle%22_Brown
(I've only got 445 to go to catch up!)
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Centaurus, that was inaccurate and unnecessary.
Looked perfectly OK to me. What is your problem with it?
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Inaccurate:
(Especially inaccurate as the thread Centaurus started has now been merged with a previous thread on the subject)
Unnecessary:
I am well aware who Centaurus is, I have his book in my library. I have an enormous amount of respect for the man and his achievements. The thread started by Centaurus could have been a nice tribute to a great man, but it read (to me) as an excuse to have a go at modern society.
My guess is 99% of readers on Pprune Australian GA Forum would never had heard of former British Test Pilot, Eric `Winkle` Brown who died recently at the age of 97 in England.
Unnecessary:
Could I recommend you put away the smart phone for a while and read of some of his exploits mentioned in the main forum Rumours and News.
4forward8back, none of the young bucks and buckesses I know who occupy seat 0A had heard of the gentleman, so no need to sink the boot into Centaurus, and he's not having a kick at modern society.
I actually think Centaurus was right.
Am I the only one who sees todays crop of "pilots" as spotty faced, gell spiked hair grunters that are permanently fixated on their myphones.
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Am I the only one who sees todays crop of "pilots" as spotty faced, gell spiked hair grunters that are permanently fixated on their myphones.
CC