Vale Eric 'Winkle' Brown

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Vale Eric 'Winkle' Brown

Postby Savage_duck » Mon Feb 22 2016, 04:38

The world has lost one of it's truly great, ground-breaking aviators...
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-sussex-35626854
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Re: Vale Eric 'Winkle' Brown

Postby zzodr » Wed Feb 24 2016, 02:24

Eric was amazing. First pilot to land a jet on a carrier. Also he flew a helicopter for the first time by reading the manual. :o

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