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Wings on My Sleeve by Captain Eric Brown (Hardcover, 2006)
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They released him, not realizing he was a pilot in the RAF volunteer reserve: and the rest is history. Eric Brown joined the Fleet Air Arm and went on to be the greatest test pilot in history, flying more different aircraft types than anyone else.
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Eric Brown was on a University of Edinburgh exchange course in Germany in 1939, and the first he knew of the war was when the Gestapo came to arrest him. They released him, not realising he was a pilot in the RAF volunteer reserve: and the rest is history. Eric Brown joined the Fleet Air Arm and went on to be the greatest test pilot in history, flying more different aircraft types than anyone else. Today, at 89 he is in great demand for interviews on history TV documentaries (twelve in 2005!). He is the only man alive who has flown every major (and most minor) combat aircraft of World War II as well as all the early jets. Speaking perfect German, he went to Germany in 1945 to test the Nazi jets, interviewing (among others) Hermann Goering and Heinrich Himmler. He flew the suicidally dangerous Me 163 rocket plane, and tested the first British jets. He would have been the first man to break the sound barrier, except that the British government cancelled the programme and gave the technology to America. His naval career continues to this day, as he advises on the new aircraft carrier design for the Royal Navy. A living legend among aviation enthusiasts, his amazing life story deserves to be told in full - from crashing in front of Winston Churchill to unmasking a Neo-Nazi ring in the 1950s to his terrifying flights in primitive jets and rockets.Product Identifiers
PublisherOrion Publishing Group
ISBN-139780297845652
eBay Product ID (ePID)87021842
Product Key Features
Book TitleWings on My Sleeve
AuthorCaptain Eric Brown
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
TopicEngineering & Technology
Publication Year2006
TypeTextbook
GenreBiographies & True Stories
Number of Pages288 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height252mm
Item Width175mm
Item Weight950 g
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorCaptain Eric Brown
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 12 Jul, 2022
In inspiration to all who admire courage, ability & leadership.
"Winkle" Brown was the greatest Test Pilot ever & a War Hero to boot. I attended his memorial service at Brooklands Aircraft Museum. There was a great turnout with a marvelous feeling for that wondrous man. Yes - a charmed Life & a great example of Leadership at it's best. AlfredVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 28 Oct, 2022
Great book, great man!
BrilliantVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 30 Oct, 2018
Exactly purveys the books content
A truly impressive and interesting book, what this man achieved in his lifetime is truly an inspiration to any student of aviationVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 20 Dec, 2023
very good
very goodVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
