Eric 'Winkle' Brown RIP
Eric 'Winkle' Brown RIP
Difficult to know where to place this post, to reflect on one of the greatest aviators of our time. Captain Eric Melrose Brown CBE DSC AFC has died at age 97. Author of 'Wings on my Sleeve' and an amazing man.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Brown_%28pilot%29
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Brown_%28pilot%29
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A glorious life.
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Re: Eric 'Winkle' Brown RIP
My thoughts exactly. A life well lived and to be celebrated. I am sorry I never attended any of the talks he gave at Brooklands, they were usually massively oversubscribed.
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In the century he has lived for most of, he, well and truly got the tee shirt, an aviation great. RIP.
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A true legend of the aviation world. RIP
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BBC 2 tonight 7pm.
..Extraordinary Story of Captain Winkle Brown. Captain Eric 'Winkle' Brown, 95, recounts his flying experiences and adventures up to and during the Second World War.
..Extraordinary Story of Captain Winkle Brown. Captain Eric 'Winkle' Brown, 95, recounts his flying experiences and adventures up to and during the Second World War.
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My brother-in-law who was on Buccs at Lossiemouth when 'Winkle' was Wings, told me a couple of funny stories.
A very experienced pilot who was a contemporary of Winkle had a problem with his undercarriage when flying a Sea Prince. Winkle, keen to help, rushed up from his office and got on the radio with a stream of helpful advice. The aircraft was IMC and the very over-stretched pilot was trying to sort the problem out for himself. After being told the umpteenth thing to check he cracked and said 'for f*cks sake Winkle, I'm flying this bloody aircraft!'
Another time he was giving all the available officers a bollocking for misbehaving at a mess dinner the night before. Little did he know he was standing right in front of a door with a bucket of water perched on top from the night before.
An amazing man and what a wealth of experience. We won't see his like again.
A very experienced pilot who was a contemporary of Winkle had a problem with his undercarriage when flying a Sea Prince. Winkle, keen to help, rushed up from his office and got on the radio with a stream of helpful advice. The aircraft was IMC and the very over-stretched pilot was trying to sort the problem out for himself. After being told the umpteenth thing to check he cracked and said 'for f*cks sake Winkle, I'm flying this bloody aircraft!'
Another time he was giving all the available officers a bollocking for misbehaving at a mess dinner the night before. Little did he know he was standing right in front of a door with a bucket of water perched on top from the night before.
An amazing man and what a wealth of experience. We won't see his like again.
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Documentary repeated again on BBC recently - fascinating. Still available on iPlayer for 14 days.
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Watching a programme about the SR53/177 and how Lockheed bribed the German Luftwaffe to buy the F-104, Winkle appeared briefly saying that the F-104 was “ incredibly difficult to fly “, if he struggled no wonder it became known as The Widowmaker.
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