Video from the Past [14] - Eric "Winkle" Brown

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Video from the Past [14] - Eric "Winkle" Brown
Eric Melrose "Winkle" Brown is a British former Royal Navy officer and test pilot who flew 487 different types of aircraft, more than anyone else in history.He also holds the world record for most aircraft carrier landings performed (2,407) and is the Fleet Air Arm's most decorated living pilot. He also holds the world's record for the most carrier landings, 2,407, partly compiled in testing the arrestor wires on more than twenty aircraft carriers during World War II.

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19 фев 2015

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@eeeboytvr 8 лет назад

RIP Winkle. Died yesterday aged 97. The video tells it all in his own words. Just a small post script. Having rewatched this ( I saw it when it was first broadcast on the BBC ). I find it to be an incredible piece of documentary. The man (and only him) in his own words.

@johnappleby405 3 года назад

Remarkable man is no exaggeration he was also very articulate in speech and writing. Fluent German speaker and author of numerous articles and books. This was all on top of his achievements as a pilot and officer. Thank you for making this film available.

@SloopJon 9 лет назад

What a man, what a pilot and what a freakin fantastic carrier landing in the Vampire! Respect!

@lubbas72 3 года назад

One of the best biography I’ve ever seen. What a story!

@adrianlarkins7259 7 лет назад

RIP Winkle. You were the greatest pilot of them all and now you can fly with the angels.

@badweetabix 3 года назад

I am amazed at the good taste and respect the documentarian shown in making this video in Captain Brown's own words.

@davefletch100 8 лет назад

What a wonderful man. Thank you for uploading.

@andrewwhite3793 2 года назад

Gotta ask how no one has not made a film of his life. Never see the likes of him again

@mpersad 4 года назад

A remarkable man, pilot and human being.

@chitlika 8 лет назад

What a Man he was.

@benwilson6145 Год назад

The Captain of HMS Audicity mentioned by Winkle was Cdr. Douglas William Mackendrick. The Second MAC ship the Empire Mackendrick was named after him.

@paulmanson253 7 лет назад

Back in the late seventies I spoke with a former FAA pilot,asking about the Vampire. He replied that with the engine at the centre of gravity,stall recovery was effectively nil. You died if you stalled it. Also,no ejection seat. The movable portion of the canopy was narrower that your shoulders,so getting out was unlikely. And most often,those who did get that far usually struck the tail, fatally. He loved the Rolls engined Phantoms,but his favorite was the English Electric Lightning. The engineering changes in one man's career. Astonishing. Safety and recovery systems alone are amazing changes.

@chriscarter5720 7 лет назад

I knew a man in the mid '80s name of 'Nobby' Hall. Ex-RAF, he had learned to fly in the late '20s and his first operational tour was on Wapitis. When he stopped flying he had flown 150 different aircraft types (including German types captured during WW2). He had flown post war jets and at the end of his career flew the lightning prototype. So from an aircraft which cruised at 100 knots to one which was capable of Mach 2. Much like Eric, he had seen the most amazing changes during his flying career.

@magomo5635 8 лет назад

RIP best pilot, writer and person. Aircraft fans remen mber you forerver.

@havennewbowtow8835 2 года назад

what an extraordinary man, comes from the same area of edinburgh as me. RIP Eric and thanks so much for your services to aviation and humanity in general.