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Eric 'Winkle' Brown

Postby Shadowcaster » Sun Feb 21, 2016 1:29 pm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-35626854

One of Britain's true hero's.
A very sad day RIP Sir.

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Re: Eric 'Winkle' Brown

Postby OldAirmail » Sun Feb 21, 2016 2:53 pm

If most of us could be one fifth the man he was we could count ourselves lucky.
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Re: Eric 'Winkle' Brown

Postby C » Sun Feb 21, 2016 4:36 pm

Should've been the first man through the sound barrier. If he'd been a citizen of the United States he's have had a movie made about him decades ago.
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Re: Eric 'Winkle' Brown

Postby ozzy72 » Mon Feb 22, 2016 3:25 am

Without a doubt one of the greatest pilots ever to live. RIP.
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Re: Eric 'Winkle' Brown

Postby Shadowcaster » Mon Feb 22, 2016 4:02 pm

James Holland documentary on Eric 'Winkle' Brown.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szten4iypCM[/youtube]


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