Legend of aviation, Captain Eric Capt (then Lt Cdr) Eric 'Winkle' Brown (centre in dark overalls and lifejacket) after successfully landing a De Havilland Mosquito on the deck of HMS Indefatigable on 25 March (RAeS/NAL) The biographer’s task is not always simple nor is it straightforward.
Fearless pilot, decorated war
Paul Beaver joins us to talk about Britain’s Greatest Test Pilot, Captain Eric ‘Winkle’ Brown. His best selling book, reprinted six times and last year’s Biography of the Year is ‘Winkle: The Extraordinary Life of Britain’s Greatest Pilot’. Eric "Winkle" Brown has written Captain Eric Melrose "Winkle" Brown, CBE, DSC, AFC, Hon FRAeS [1] (21 January – 21 February ) was a British Royal Navy officer and test pilot who flew types of aircraft, more than anyone else in history.
The daring life story and Eric 'Winkle' Brown was Britain's greatest pilot. His extraordinary flying career saw him fight in the Battle of Britain, narrowly escape death on a torpedoed aircraft carrier, achieve a litany of new records and firsts as a test pilot, and fly more kinds of aircraft than any other pilot in history.
Flying ace who made Top Flying ace who made Top Gun look tame: Eric ‘Winkle’ Brown played a vital role in the Battle of the Atlantic, survived a U-Boat torpedo — and holds the world record for the most aircraft.
The Royal Navy's most decorated In ‘ Space Notes’, ON April 9 th , I wrote about the extraordinary life of the late Captain Eric ‘Winkle’ Brown, basing the article on his autobiography Wings on My Sleeve (second edition, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, ) and on his lectures at the annual Charterhouse Conferences of the British Rocketry Oral History Programme, in the s.
Captain Eric 'Winkle' Brown. Discover the daring life story and astonishing adventures of Captain Eric 'Winkle' Brown - Britain's greatest-ever pilot 'Winkle Brown's astonishing adventures make for fascinating reading' SUNDAY TIMES '[A] thumping great biography by Britain's leading aviation historian' DAILY MAIL, 'BOOK OF THE WEEK' *MARITIME MEDIA AWARDS BEST BOOK NOMINEE* -- Small in stature but immense in reputation and.
The autobiography of one of Eric 'Winkle' Brown may not be a household name, but he certainly should be, and this thumping great biography by Britain's leading aviation historian deserves to put that right - DAILY MAIL 'BOOK OF THE WEEK' Winkle Brown's astonishing adventures make for fascinating reading - Sunday Express.