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Title: Catain Eric 'Winkle' Brown
Post by: Shackeng on 12 November 2014, 19:36:22

...is on Desert Island Discs on Radio 4 this Friday, not to missed. :y :y :y

Title: Re: Catain Eric 'Winkle' Brown
Post by: The Sheriff on 12 November 2014, 19:36:57

Ermmmm........o......k...... ;D

Title: Re: Catain Eric 'Winkle' Brown
Post by: 05omegav6 on 12 November 2014, 19:45:05

I misread that as Wrinkle, but guess you mean this chap...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Brown_(pilot) :y

Title: Re: Catain Eric 'Winkle' Brown
Post by: Shackeng on 12 November 2014, 19:57:42

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aircraft_flown_by_Eric_%22Winkle%22_Brown

This list may give an inkling of the man. :y

It doesn't mention there that he landed a Mosquito on an aircraft carrier! :y :y

Title: Re: Catain Eric 'Winkle' Brown
Post by: Kevin Wood on 12 November 2014, 23:47:04

Yep. will have to leave for work late so I can listen to that on the way. I've got a lot of respect for him. Absolute master of anything that flies, and an awful lot more that doesn't, yet comes across as being so modest, and still sharp as a pin. :y

Still, I reckon I've got more gliders in my log book than him. :P