Great read here on Capt Eric ‘Winkle’ Brown - aviator extraordinaire and a true gent!
Had the privilege to meet him last week at Farnboriugh and get him to autograph a book of his.
PS: EAF 51 - He’s big fan of the Macchi seaplanes - said the one that lost out to the Supermarine S6.B was a far better aircraft!!
Wow, what a guy, like so many of his generation on all sides of the conflict.
Sounds like a true gent.
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I read his book last summer “Wings on my Sleeves”
Interesting character, who’d achieved a great deal in his career.
He still holds the record for the most types flown as far as I know
Very nice chap, met him at an event in London.
You guys are lucky! What an extraordinary chap! 487! Different aircraft types!