Pilot Eric "Winkle" Brown (487 types!), 94,nog steeds scherp

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Pilot Eric "Winkle" Brown (487 types!), 94,nog steeds scherp

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23 April 2013 Last updated at 10:46 GMT

Captain 'Winkle' Brown: Is he the greatest pilot ever?
Flying feats
Captain 'Winkle' Brown has flown 487 different types of aircraft, a world record that is unlikely ever to be matched
He flew 2,407 aircraft carrier landings
He was appointed MBE, OBE and CBE
He has survived 11 crashes
...en tussen die 487 types zitten veel buitgemaakte Luftwaffe toestellen, van de lichtste verkenner tot de zwaarste vier(!)motorige Junkers, marine-vliegboten, vroege Amerikaanse helikopters, plus talloze Messerschmitt Me-262 en Arado 296 jets, etcetera...
De lijst op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ai ... e%22_Brown is misschien niet volledig,

Radio interview van afgelopen week: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01rw940

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Brown_(pilot)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22254048 is 23 april 2013 online gezet.
November 2024 update at FokkerNews.nl....
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Zijn boek ' Wings of the weird & wonderful ' staat bij mij in de kast. Bevat foto´s, tekeningen en door hemzelf geschreven beschrijvingen van de kisten.

Wie echt geinteresseerd is wil ik het boek wel overdoen.
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Re: Pilot Eric "Winkle" Brown (487 types!), 94,nog steeds sc

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Hoeveel wil je er voor hebben?
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Re: Pilot Eric "Winkle" Brown (487 types!), 94,nog steeds sc

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How did this man ever had time to sleep. Hanging in the air that much. :lol:

Brilliant story.
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Re: Pilot Eric "Winkle" Brown (487 types!), 94,nog steeds sc

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@Erik: Heb je een PM gestuurd!
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En PM terug - het gaat helaas iets te duur worden om vanuit nl naar nz te sturen :)
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