Die ene BBC2 docu: testpiloot Eric "Winkle Brown" vertelt...

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Stratofreighter
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Die ene BBC2 docu: testpiloot Eric "Winkle Brown" vertelt...

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...en dat is om tien uur Nederlandse tijd...
BBC Two - Britain's Greatest Pilot: The Extraordinary Story of Captain Winkle Brown
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b045pbq2
Duration: 1 hour
Captain Eric 'Winkle' Brown recounts his flying experiences, encounters with the Nazis and other adventures leading up to and during the Second World War.
Illustrated with archive footage and Captain Brown's own photos.
Hij dus: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Brown_(pilot)

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He flew aircraft from Britain, the United States, Germany, Italy and Japan and is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as holding the record for flying the greatest number of different aircraft.

The official record is 487, but includes only basic types.

For example Captain Brown flew fourteen (14) versions of the Spitfire and Seafire and although these versions are very different they appear only once in the list.
The list includes only aircraft flown by Brown as 'Captain in Command'.

Because of the special circumstances involved, he doesn't think that this record will ever be beaten.[34]
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Re: Zondag 1 juni BBC2: testpiloot Eric "Winkle Brown" docu

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Het boek van Eric "Winkle" Brown, "Wings of the Weird & Wonderful", is overigens ook zeker de moeite waard.

Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/Wings-Weird-Wonde ... 1902109163

Als je dan leest hoe de Amerikanen na WO2 een Japanse Zero naar Engeland hadden gebracht voor research (maar NIET voor te vliegen!) en dat Capt. Brown dacht, "zo'n kans krijg ik nooit meer" ... en s'avonds de Zero maar even mee nam voor een test vluchtje... geweldig!
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Re: Zondag 1 juni BBC2: testpiloot Eric "Winkle Brown" docu

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Doet me er aan herinneren dat ik het boek nog steeds heb liggen. Wie interesse heeft: Stuur maar een PM!
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