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Eric 'Winkle' Brown: Celebrated British pilot dies aged 97
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| 21st February 2016
| BBC News
Posted on 02/21/2016 3:56:43 PM PST by the scotsman
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To: the scotsman
To: the scotsman
He also wrote a lot of books. RIP.
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posted on
02/21/2016 3:59:34 PM PST
by
lodi90
(Clear choice for Conservatives now: TRUMP or lose)
To: the scotsman
He was the best. He flew everything.
To: the scotsman
Now he gets his own wings at last.
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posted on
02/21/2016 4:00:51 PM PST
by
Talisker
(One who commands, must obey.)
To: the scotsman
Be nice to see a before picture too, when he was young and daring.
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posted on
02/21/2016 4:05:00 PM PST
by
SkyDancer
("Nobody Said I Was Perfect But Yet Here I Am")
To: SkyDancer
Er, scroll down a bit. There’s a pic from ‘44 in there.
To: the scotsman
There is a really good documentary about him on NetFlix that I saw a few months ago. He tells his own story. I think something very similar is on You Tube. I’ll try to find and post it if it is still available. Such an interesting man.
To: the scotsman
The only allied pilot to fly the Messerschmitt Me-163 Komet under rocket power. The man was a giant among pilots. RIP, Winkle Brown.
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posted on
02/21/2016 4:15:19 PM PST
by
Chainmail
(A simple rule of life: if you can be blamed, you're responsible.)
To: proxy_user
Er, I did. Ends at post #8. Refreshed a couple of time and still ends at #8. Nothing there.
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posted on
02/21/2016 4:16:09 PM PST
by
SkyDancer
("Nobody Said I Was Perfect But Yet Here I Am")
To: SkyDancer; the scotsman
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posted on
02/21/2016 4:16:24 PM PST
by
Covenantor
(Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern. " Chesterton)
To: Covenantor
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posted on
02/21/2016 4:17:31 PM PST
by
SkyDancer
("Nobody Said I Was Perfect But Yet Here I Am")
To: the scotsman; zot
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posted on
02/21/2016 4:18:55 PM PST
by
GreyFriar
(Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
To: SkyDancer
To: SkyDancer
I've made a point of scanningvthe Telegraph obits once a week just to read the histories of the WWII veterans.
Amazing men and women who rose to the occasion with fixed purpose and a certain elan
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posted on
02/21/2016 4:25:20 PM PST
by
Covenantor
(Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern. " Chesterton)
To: beaversmom
Again, great looking guy!
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posted on
02/21/2016 4:26:53 PM PST
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SkyDancer
("Nobody Said I Was Perfect But Yet Here I Am")
To: beaversmom
I saw it (possible on Netflix) - an incredibly interesting life. And although records are made to be broken, I suspect that some of his records will NEVER be broken. And that tough old bird was very active until at least his early 90’s - what a tough old bird.
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posted on
02/21/2016 4:27:21 PM PST
by
The Antiyuppie
("When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day".)
To: Chainmail
He was also the first pilot to land a Mosquito bomber on an aircraft carrier.
To: the scotsman
To: Covenantor
That was the generation. I would have love to have lived in those times.
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posted on
02/21/2016 4:30:29 PM PST
by
SkyDancer
("Nobody Said I Was Perfect But Yet Here I Am")
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