Just thought this might be of interest? Eric 'Winkle' Brown is on the radio on Friday.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/features/de ... f#b04nvgq1
Regards,
Colin
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Colin Cheese
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Re: Desert Island Discs - Winkle Brown
Well, I for one enjoyed that programme.
I did have the opportunity to attend a talk he did at an RAeS meeting and he is a most engaging speaker and so modest about his achievements.
Not sure why I made this comparison, but some other celebrity with a knighthood was on the media later and I was left wondering why someone like Eric Brown never got honoured in that way for his contribution and his bravery. I guess that's just a reflection of our values these days.
Regards,
Colin
I did have the opportunity to attend a talk he did at an RAeS meeting and he is a most engaging speaker and so modest about his achievements.
Not sure why I made this comparison, but some other celebrity with a knighthood was on the media later and I was left wondering why someone like Eric Brown never got honoured in that way for his contribution and his bravery. I guess that's just a reflection of our values these days.
Regards,
Colin
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Re: Desert Island Discs - Winkle Brown
Colin, I was only thinking about the same thing reference the knighthood, probably didn't get it because he doesn't sing, dance, play sport or act. Maybe we should start a petition.
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Re: Desert Island Discs - Winkle Brown
It was a great programme and complimented the recent documentary very nicely. His polite but pointed comments during the recent referendum in Scotland were very much what would be expected.
More to the point from an aviation perspective was his emphasis on careful planning and preparation as the secret of being that contradiction: "An old, bold pilot".
Knighthoods in the military seem to go purely on rank with the OBE going with a two star and a K with a three star! Of course Dame Kelly Holmes was a sergeant but the honour came from her athletics.
More to the point from an aviation perspective was his emphasis on careful planning and preparation as the secret of being that contradiction: "An old, bold pilot".
Knighthoods in the military seem to go purely on rank with the OBE going with a two star and a K with a three star! Of course Dame Kelly Holmes was a sergeant but the honour came from her athletics.
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