laurenceb Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Sad news http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-35626854 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad McCann Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 And there will never be a man with a more varied logbook. That's for certain!. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chris p bacon Posted February 21, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 21, 2016 And there will never be a man with a more varied logbook. That's for certain!. Just what can you say about someone that landed a Mosquito onto a carrier! And commentators call football players hero's......gets on my wick, people like Eric Brown are the real hero's Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chameleon Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 I just found the books he wrote. "Wings on my sleeve" is now on my Kindle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RANGERS Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 He was interviews by the BBC last year and it made a fascinating programme. I was amazed he'd never been more prominent, with a career which tracked the development of aviation from a fairly early stage, he spoke with authority on all manner of things associated with flight. Quite an amazing character, he held our attention rivetingly throughout. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
devious diesel Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 I just found the books he wrote. "Wings on my sleeve" is now on my Kindle. It's well worth a read. He had an amazing career. A genuine hero. David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devo63 Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Captain Eric 'Winkle' Brown was one of my childhood heroes. To have made it to 97 when so many of his contemporary test pilots had such tragic ends is a tribute to his flying skills. At one time I had a fair number of his books, my favourites being Wings Wierd and Wonderful (vol 1 actually signed by him) though I haven't been able to find where I've packed them away for the last ten years. I still have most of his 'Viewed from the Cockpit' series of articles from 'Air International' magazine. They were an interesting insight to the joys of flying the many different types as well as the perils and pitfalls of some less well thought out designs. He always seemed to make the technical jargon understandable to the layman while not glossing over the information that a trained pilot may want to know about the handling and 'feel' of an aircraft. Dave R. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
45059 Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Despite his unquestionable skill as an airman he was also very lucky on a number of occasions, such as when the BMW801 engine died as he was flying the BV141. (With a group of Russian soldiers looking on, he said that he thought that they wanted to see him crash it!) I have found his books both informative and easy to read- despite only having 1 aircraft type in my logbook. He also managed to describe aircraft purely on their merits or vices, managing to keep emotion (for enemy types) out of the equation. I particularly remember him pondering which was prettier, the Spitfire or the Focke Wulf 190a and concluding that it was rather like asking a gentleman if he preferred blonds or brunettes! An inevitable, yet still very sad loss and we will likely never see his kind again. RIP Winkle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohmisterporter Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Sad to hear of this but he had a good run and packed a lot into his life. His record of types flown will never be equalled. I doubt that a film could be made of his life because nobody would believe that one man could achieve so much. RIP Winkle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Welchester Posted February 22, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 22, 2016 He was interviews by the BBC last year and it made a fascinating programme. I was amazed he'd never been more prominent, with a career which tracked the development of aviation from a fairly early stage, he spoke with authority on all manner of things associated with flight. Quite an amazing character, he held our attention rivetingly throughout. Here (on BBC i-player): http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04nvgq1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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