Sad news to today that Captain Eric (Winkle) Brown died today.
Yet another of that WW2 generation that we will never see the likes of again!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-35626854
Captain Eric (Winkle) Brown
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Thank you Gerry for letting everyone outside the area know about this. I was aware of some of his exploits but never imagined just how great his achievements had been. A truly fantastic aviator, the likes of which our world will never see again. Blue skies.
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A programme about Captain Brown is on BBC2 (except Wales for some reason) Friday 26 Feb at 1900hrs. It's a repeat from a month or so ago. I had the pleasure of meeting him at a lecture he gave. What a pilot and what a gentleman. For those who know the adage about Bold Pilots and Old Pilots, he really was the exception.
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