Bob Maloubier, SOE agent - obituary
His false identity papers.
Maloubier in 2011.
Posted on 02/21/2016 3:56:43 PM PST by the scotsman
'The Royal Navy's most decorated pilot, Capt Eric "Winkle" Brown, has died at the age of 97.
Capt Brown also held the world record for flying the greatest number of different types of aircraft - 487.
During World War Two, Capt Brown, who was born in Leith in 1919, flew fighter aircraft and witnessed the liberation of Bergen Belsen concentration camp.
The pilot, who had been appointed MBE, OBE and CBE, died at East Surrey Hospital after a short illness.
A statement released by his family said: "It is with deep regret that the passing of Captain Eric Melrose Brown CBE DSC AFC is announced.
"Eric was the most decorated pilot of the Fleet Air Arm in which service he was universally known as 'Winkle' on account of his diminutive stature.
"He also held three absolute Guinness World Records, including for the number of aircraft carrier deck landings and types of aeroplane flown." '
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.co.uk ...
Yeah it was good doc. They said his record of flying the most different kinds of planes will probably never be broken.
Bob Maloubier, SOE agent - obituary
His false identity papers.
Maloubier in 2011.
Watched a British documentary about him that was made in 2014, titled: “Britain’s Greatest Pilot: The Extraordinary Story of Capt. Winkle Brown”. I’d never heard of him before that. What a pilot!! Rest in peace Captain. The heavens await you.
Cool! I’ve read a lot about those spies. James Bond was modeled on the spy who was named “Bicycle” Ian Fleming used him for JB or so I’ve been told.
That 2011 photo embodies his elan even to his last days.
Salut!
A list of aircraft flown by Eric Brown, brace yourselves:
Aeronca Grasshopper
Aerospatiale Alouette
Aerospatiale Ecureuil
Aerospatiale Twin Squirrel
Agusta 109
Aichi D3A
Airspeed Ambassador
Airspeed Envoy
Airspeed Horsa
Airspeed Oxford
Arado Ar 96B
Arado Ar 196A
Arado Ar 199
Arado Ar 232B
Arado Ar 234B - Blitz
Arado Ar 240
Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle
Armstrong Whitworth Whitley
Auster Aiglet
Avro Anson
Avro Athena
Avro Lancaster
Avro Lancastrian
Avro Lincoln
Avro Manchester
Avro Shackleton
Avro Tudor
Avro Tutor
Avro York
British Aircraft Swallow
British Aerospace BAe 125
British Aerospace BAe 146
British Aerospace BAe Hawk
English Electric Lightning
Baynes Carrier Wing
Beagle B.206
Beagle Pup
Beechcraft Baron
Beechcraft Bonanza
Beechcraft Super King Air
Beechcraft Traveller
Beechcraft Expediter
Bell AH-1 Huey
Bell 47
Bell 204
Bell 222
Bell Airacobra
Bell Airacomet
Bell HTL-5
Bell Jet Ranger
Bell King Cobra
Bell Long Ranger
Blackburn Beverley
Blackburn Botha
Blackburn Buccaneer
Blackburn Firebrand
Blackburn Firecrest
Blackburn Roc
Blackburn Shark
Blackburn Skua
Blohm & Voss 138
Blohm & Voss 141B
Blohm & Voss 222 Wiking
Boeing Washington
Boeing Fortress [11]
Boeing Vertol Chinook
Boulton Paul Defiant
Boulton Paul P.108
Boulton Paul Sea Balliol
Brantly B-2
Breguet Alizé
Breguet Atlantic
Brewster Buffalo
Bristol Beaufighter
Bristol Beaufort
Bristol Blenheim
Bristol Bombay
Bristol Brigand
Bristol Britannia
Bristol Buckingham
Bristol Bulldog
Bristol Freighter
Bristol Sycamore
Britten-Norman Islander
Bücker Bü 181 Bestmann
Bücker Bü 131 Jungmann
Bücker Bü 133 Jungmeister
Bücker Bü 180 Student
CANT Z.1007
Caproni Ca.309[14]
Caproni Ca.311
Caproni Ca.135
Cessna 150
Cessna 177 Cardinal
Cessna Skymaster
Cessna Skywagon
Chance-Vought F4U Corsair
Chance-Vought F7U Cutlass
Chilton D.W.1
Chrislea Ace
Comper Swift
Consolidated Catalina
Consolidated Liberator
Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer
Convair CV-240-5
Curtiss Commando
Curtiss Helldiver
Curtiss Kittyhawk
Curtiss Mohawk
Curtiss Seamew
Curtiss Tomahawk
Dassault Étendard[Dassault Mirage
Dassault Mystère
de Havilland 86B
de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk
de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver
de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter
de Havilland Comet
de Havilland Devon
de Havilland Don
de Havilland Flamingo
de Havilland Fox Moth
de Havilland Gipsy Moth
de Havilland Heron
de Havilland Hornet Moth
de Havilland Mosquito
de Havilland Puss Moth
de Havilland Dragon Rapide
de Havilland Sea Hornet
de Havilland Sea Mosquito
de Havilland Sea Vampire
de Havilland Sea Venom
de Havilland Sea Vixen
de Havilland Swallow
de Havilland Tiger Moth
de Havilland Vampire
Dewoitine D.520
DFS 230
DFS Kranich
DFS Weihe
Dornier Do 17
Dornier Do 18
Dornier Do 24
Dornier Do 26
Dornier Do 27
Dornier Do 217
Dornier Do 335 Pfeil
Douglas Boston
Douglas Dakota
Douglas SBD Dauntless
Douglas TBD Devastator
Douglas A-26 Invader
Douglas Skymaster
Douglas F3D Skyknight
Douglas Skyraider
Druine Turbulent
Elliotts Newbury Eon
Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante
English Electric Canberra
Enstrom F-28
Enstrom Shark
ERCO Ercoupe
Fairchild Argus
Fairchild Cornell
Fairchild XNQ-1
Fairey III.F
Fairey Albacore
Fairey Barracuda
Fairey Battle
Fairey Firefly
Fairey Fulmar
Fairey Gannet
Fairey Gordon
Fairey Primer
Fairey Spearfish
Fairey Swordfish
Fiat BR.20
Fiat CR.32
Fiat CR.42
Fiat G.50
Fieseler Fi 156 Storch
Focke-Wulf Fw 189 Uhu
Focke-Wulf Fw 190
Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor
Focke-Wulf Fw 58 Weihe
Focke-Wulf Ta 152
Focke-Wulf Ta 154 - Moskito
Folland 43/37
Fouga Magister
Fournier Milan
General Aircraft Cygnet
General Aircraft Hamilcar
General Aircraft Hotspur
General Aircraft GAL.56
Gloster E.28/39 [26]
Gloster Gauntlet
Gloster Gladiator
Gloster Javelin
Gloster Meteor
Gloster Sea Meteor
Gotha Go 244
Grumman Ag Cat
Grumman Albatross
Grumman Avenger
Grumman F8F Bearcat
Grumman F9F Cougar
Grumman Goose [31]
Grumman AF Guardian
Grumman Hellcat
Grumman F9F Panther
Grumman F7F Tigercat
Grumman Widgeon
Grumman Wildcat
Handley Page Gugnunc
Handley Page Halifax
Handley Page Hampden
Handley Page Hastings
Handley Page Hermes
Handley Page Marathon
Handley Page Sparrow
Hawker Fury (biplane)
Hawker Hart
Hawker Hector
Hawker Henley
Hawker Hunter
Hawker Hurricane
Hawker Nimrod
Hawker Osprey
Hawker P.1040
Hawker P.1052
Hawker Siddeley P.1127 - Harrier forerunner
Hawker Sea Fury
Hawker Sea Hawk
Hawker Siddeley HS 748
Hawker Siddeley Gnat
Hawker Tempest
Hawker Typhoon
Heinkel He 111
Heinkel He 115
Heinkel He 162 Volksjäger
Heinkel He 177 Greif
Heinkel He 219 Uhu
Henschel Hs 123
Henschel Hs 129
Heston Phoenix
Hiller HTE
Hitachi T.2
Horten H.IV
Hughes 300
Hughes 500
Hunting Percival Jet Provost
Hunting Percival Provost
Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik
Ilyushin Il-4
Jodel Ambassadeur
Jodel Club
Jodel Excellence
Jodel Grand Tourisme
Jodel Mascaret
Jodel Mousqetaire
Junkers Ju 52
Junkers Ju 86
Junkers Ju 87 Stuka
Junkers Ju 188
Junkers Ju 290
Junkers Ju 352
Junkers Ju 388
Kamov Ka-26
Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien/Tony
Klemm Kl 25
Klemm Kl 26
Klemm Kl 27
Klemm Kl 35D
Lavochkin La-7
Le Vier Cosmic Wind
Ling-Temco-Vought F-8 Crusader
Lockheed Constellation
Lockheed Electra
Lockheed C-130 Hercules
Lockheed Hudson
Lockheed P-38 Lightning
Lockheed P2V Neptune
Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star
Lockheed F-104 Starfighter
Lockheed Ventura
Luton Minor
Macchi C.202
Macchi C.205
Martin-Baker MB 5
Martin Baltimore
Martin Marauder
MBB Bo 105
McDonnell F2H Banshee
McDonnell Douglas A-4 Skyhawk
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II
Messerschmitt Bf 108 Taifun
Messerschmitt Bf 109
Messerschmitt Bf 110
Messerschmitt Me 163A & B Komet - Me 163B flown under power
Messerschmitt Me 262
Messerschmitt Me 410 Hornisse
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15
Mil Mi-1
Mil Mi-2
Mil Mi-4
Miles M.18
Miles M.20
Miles M.28
Miles M.38 Messenger
Miles M.48
Miles Aerovan
Miles Falcon
Miles Gemini
Miles Hawk
Miles Hobby
Miles Libellula
Miles Magister
Miles Martinet
Miles Master
Miles Mentor
Miles Mohawk - built for Charles Lindbergh
Miles Monarch
Miles Monitor
Miles Sparrowhawk
Mitsubishi G4M (Betty)
Mitsubishi Ki-46 (Dinah)
Mitsubishi A6M (Zero or Zeke)
Mooney M20
Morane-Saulnier M.S.406
Morane-Saulnier Paris
Morane-Saulnier Rallye
Muntz Youngman-Baynes
N.S.F.K. SG 38
Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate (Frank)
Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa (Oscar)
Noorduyn Norseman
Nord N.262A
Nord Noralpha
Nord Pingouin
North American Harvard
North American Mitchell
North American Mustang
North American Sabre
North American AJ Savage
North American F-100 Super Sabre
North American T-6 Texan
Northrop Gamma Commercial
Northrop P-61 Black Widow
Northrop F-5
OrliÄan L-40 Meta Sokol
Percival Gull
Percival Pembroke
Percival Prentice
Percival Proctor
Percival Q6
Percival Vega Gull
Petlyakov Pe-2
Piaggio P.136
Piaggio P.166
Piasecki Retriever
Piel Emeraude
Pilatus Porter
Piper Apache
Piper Aztec
Piper Comanche
Piper Cub
Piper Cub Special 90
Piper Grasshopper
Piper Navajo
Piper Pawnee
Piper Seneca
Piper Supercruiser
Piper Tripacer
Piper Cherokee
Pitts Special
Polikarpov I-15
Polikarpov I-16
Portsmouth Aerocar Major
Reggiane Re.2000
Reggiane Re.2001
Reid & Sigrist Desford
Republic Seabee
Republic P-43 Lancer
Republic Thunderbolt
Republic F-84 Thunderjet
Republic F-84F Thunderstreak
Robin Royale
Robinson R22
Rollason Condor
Ryan Fireball
Saab 21
Saab 29 Tunnan
Saab 32 Lansen
Saab 91 Safir
Saab 105
Saro P.531
Saunders-Roe Skeeter
Saunders-Roe SR.A/1
Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 - Sparviero
Savoia-Marchetti SM.82
Savoia-Marchetti SM.95
Scheibe Motorspatz
Schmetz Olympia-Meise
Schneider Baby Grunau
Scottish Aviation Bulldog
Scottish Aviation Pioneer
Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer
Short S.31 - ½-scale flying test version of Stirling
Short Sealand
Short SC.7 Skyvan
Short Stirling
Short Sturgeon
SIAI-Marchetti S.F.260
Siebel Si 204
Sikorsky HRS
Sikorsky R-4B Hoverfly - first helicopter flown by Brown, learnt to fly it from aircraft manual.
Sikorsky R-6A Hoverfly II
Sikorsky S-58T
Sikorsky S-61
Sikorsky S-76
Sipa S.903
Slingsby Capstan
Slingsby Kirby Cadet
Slingsby Motor Tutor
Slingsby Prefect
Slingsby Swallow
Slingsby T.21
Slingsby T.31
Socata Diplomate
Stampe et Vertongen SV.4
Stearman Kaydet
Stinson Junior R
Stinson Reliant
Stinson Sentinel
Sud-Aviation Djinn
Supermarine Attacker
Supermarine S.24/37 Dumbo
Supermarine Scimitar
Supermarine Sea Otter
Supermarine Seafang
Supermarine Seafire
Supermarine Seagull
Supermarine Spiteful
Supermarine Spitfire
Supermarine Walrus
SZD Bocian
Taylorcraft Auster
Taylor J.T.1 Monoplane
Taylor J.T.2 Titch
Thruxton Jackaroo
Tipsy Nipper III
Tipsy S.2
Tipsy Trainer
Tipsy Type B
Vertol 107
Vickers Valiant
Vickers Vanguard
Vickers VC10
Vickers Viking (airliner)
Vickers Viscount
Vickers Warwick
Vickers Wellington VI
Vickers Windsor
Vought-Sikorsky Chesapeake
Vought-Sikorsky Kingfisher
Vultee Vengeance
Waco CG-3
Waco Hadrian
Westland Aérospatiale Gazelle
Westland Aerospatiale Lynx
Westland Lysander
Westland Sikorsky Dragonfly
Westland Sikorsky Whirlwind (helicopter)
Westland Wasp
Westland Welkin
Westland Wessex
Westland Whirlwind (fighter)
Westland Wyvern (Eagle engine)
Winter Zaunkönig - Wren
Yakovlev Yak-1
Yakovlev Yak-9
Yakovlev Yak-11
Youngman-Baynes High Lift
Zlin Akrobat
Thanks for the ping. I didn’t know most of this. May he rest in peace.
So, he’s the only allied pilot that piloted a BV-141. Do and image search of the BV-141 is you want to see something.
I seem to remember that when he flew it, it blew its engine shortly after takeoff, but he was able to put it down without augering in. That is hard enough to do with a regular airplane.
Just wow.Did he ever say which aircraft was his favorite?
I was curious too. I thought it might have been the ME 262 from the way he talked about it years ago. From wiki:
“My favourite piston engine (aircraft) is the de Havilland Hornet. For the simple reason it was over-powered. This is an unusual feature in an aircraft, you could do anything on one engine, almost, that you could do on two. It was a ‘hot rod Mosquito’ really, I always described it as like flying a Ferrari in the sky.
“On the jet side I was a great admirer of the F-86 Sabre, but in particular, the Model E (F-86E) which had the flying tail, and this gave me what I call the ‘perfect harmony of control’. If a pilot has this perfect harmony of control you feel you’re part of the aeroplane and you’re bonded with it really. You’ve got into it and the aeroplane welcomes you and says ‘thank God you’ve come, you’re part of me anyway’ and to fly like that is a sheer delight.”[44]
Thank you for finding that.
RIP
Just added it to my Netflix queue.
There was a time in my life that I thought that 97 was REALLY OLD ... I just don’t think about it much anymore... and I appreciate Sunrise much more than in my youth.
The old saying “There are old pilots and bold pilots but there are no old bold pilots” doesn’t seem to apply to this gentlemen.
Thank you. Amazing list.
He was Downton Abbey handsome.
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