Eric 'Winkle' Brown: Celebrated British pilot dies, aged 97

[Pavilionaire]

BBC Sussex were talking about him this morning, discussing how many of his 2,407 aircraft carrier landing were on a converted German banana boat, and how he'd have to land while the ship was bobbing about in the ocean, often in difficult weather conditions. What a man. RIP Winkle.

 

[Pretty pink fairy]

- Flew 487 different types of aircraft, a world record that is unlikely ever to be matched

- Piloted 2,407 aircraft carrier landings

- Appointed MBE, OBE and CBE

- Survived 11 plane crashes and the sinking of HMS Audacity in 1941

- Met Churchill and King George VI numerous times

- Was at the liberation of Bergen Belsen

- Interrogated some of the leading Nazis after the war, including Heinrich Himmler, Hermann Goering and Belsen's chief guards Josef Kramer and Irma Grese

Not a bad innings at all.

Kramer was camp commandant
regards
DR

 

[The Stout Yeoman]

Is that not a chief guard?

 

[Frutos]

Should anyone be interested, a BBC documentary about Capt. Brown:

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[Frutos]

Should anyone be interested, a BBC documentary about Capt. Brown:

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The above linked documentary is being shown in tribute to Capt. Brown on BBC2 at 7pm this evening.

 

[Prince Monolulu]

The above linked documentary is being shown in tribute to Capt. Brown on BBC2 at 7pm this evening.

Thanks for the heads up, loving this. Seems the guy was as brave as technically gifted. What a man.

 

[Frutos]

Thanks for the heads up, loving this. Seems the guy was as brave as technically gifted.

You're welcome.

He certainly was - his is a life which I feel deserves as a wide an amount of recognition as possible.

 

[mlg57]

You're welcome.

He certainly was - his is a life which I feel deserves as a wide an amount of recognition as possible.

Absolutely, amazing man, thank you Eric.

 

[half time scores]

What a damn good sort.