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Episode 125: Britian’s Greatest Pilot Captain Eric “Winkle” Brown

Episode 125: Britian’s Greatest Pilot Captain Eric “Winkle” Brown

Update: 2025-09-04
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You may have seen the BBC documentary Britain's Greatest Pilot. Yes, he was an outstanding pilot, but there was much more to him than just that. I published extracts from an interview with Captain Eric Brown in April 2011. Much of that interview was not published .. until now.
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Episode 125: Britian’s Greatest Pilot Captain Eric “Winkle” Brown

Episode 125: Britian’s Greatest Pilot Captain Eric “Winkle” Brown

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