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In 1940 he took part in the Battle of Britain in a 250mph Gladiator biplane. During and after the second world war, he evaluated and tested the majority of the allied and axis warplanes and some Soviet planes as well – including the MiG-15. In April 1945, Brown, who was fluent in German, interrogated Josef Kramer, commandant of Belsen concentration camp; two months later he was interrogating Hermann Göring. Desert Island Discs: Captain Eric 'Winkle' Brown". www.bbc.co.uk. BBC . Retrieved 12 September 2020. Winkle’s skills became so well known that he was assigned to test “rogue aircraft,” death-laden types such as the Fairey Barracuda or the Avro Tutor, in a desperate attempt to “winkle out” the faulty flight characteristics. This autumn, Farm for the Future run by The Royal Countryside Fund is offering farming families free support, guidance and advice on business and environmental management.

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Subsequently, Brown and Martindale, along with several other members of the Aerodynamics Flight and assisted by a co-operative German pilot, later ferried twelve Ar 234s across the North Sea and on to Farnborough. The venture was not without risk, as before their capture, the Germans had destroyed all the engine log books for the aircraft, leaving Brown and his colleagues no idea of the expected engine hours remaining to the machines. Because of the scarcity of the special high-temperature alloys for use in their construction, the Junkers Jumo 004 engines had a life of only 25 hours – it was thus not known whether the engines were brand new or just about to expire. [27] Audacity was torpedoed and sunk on 21 December 1941 by the German submarine U-751, commanded by Gerhard Bigalk. [13] The first rescue ship left because of warnings of a nearby U-boat, and Brown was left in the sea overnight with a dwindling band of survivors, until he was rescued the next day. [4] He was the one of two of the 24 to survive the hypothermia; the rest succumbed to the cold. [14] Of the complement of 480, 407 survived, [ citation needed] Eric 'Winkle' Brown: The man who seemed not to notice danger". Bbc.co.uk. 14 November 2014 . Retrieved 21 February 2016. To me it was the most exciting thing on the horizon, a totally new experience. I remember watching the ground crew very carefully before take-off, wondering if they thought they were waving goodbye to me forever or whether they thought this thing was going to return. The noise it made was absolutely thunderous and it was like being in charge of a runaway train; everything changed so rapidly and I really had to have my wits about me. [31] Overall it does little to tell us anything about the man and his extraordinary life and personality. It is sad that obituaries, interviews in his twilight years, and documentaries have given us tantalisingly brief insights into the humour, and character of a truly exceptional man.During this period, Brown was asked by Brigadier Glyn Hughes, the Medical Officer of the British Second Army occupying the newly liberated Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, to help interrogate the former camp commandant and his assistant. [28] Agreeing to do so, he soon interviewed Josef Kramer and Irma Grese, and remarked upon the experience by saying that; "Two more loathsome creatures it is hard to imagine" and further describing the latter as "...the worst human being I have ever met." Kramer and Grese were later tried and hanged for war crimes. [29] [30] Post-war career [ edit ] The captured Heinkel He 177 A-5 variant in British markings flown by Brown at Farnborough in September 1944

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a b c d "Britain's Greatest Pilot: The Extraordinary Story of Captain Winkle Brown". Bbc.co.uk . Retrieved 1 June 2014. Forgotten the title or the author of a book? Our BookSleuth is specially designed for you. Visit BookSleuth Isle of Wight Crashes". Daveg4otu.tripod.com. 25 November 2008. Archived from the original on 5 September 2010 . Retrieved 8 May 2010.My favourite in the piston engine (era) 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.

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List of Articles and publications by Eric Brown via https://web.archive.org/web/20110110021804/http://www.theaviationindex.com/ Captain Eric 'Winkle' Brown, former test pilot: 'I was hanging on to my tummy' ", Desert Island Discs, BBC Radio 4, 14 November 2014 a b c Rawlinson, Kevin (21 February 2016). "Royal Navy's most-decorated pilot dies aged 97". The Guardian . Retrieved 23 February 2016. January 1949 Lieutenant Commander E. M. Brown, OBE, DSC, AFC is awarded at the King's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air [79]Brown flight-tested all three of the German jet designs to see front-line action in the war: the Messerschmitt Me 262A Schwalbe and the Arado Ar 234B Blitz, each type powered by twin Junkers Jumo 004 engines, and the single-engined BMW 003-powered Heinkel He 162A Spatz turbojet combat aircraft. [32] He would later fly the He 162A at the Farnborough Air Show, and described it as having the best controls of any aircraft he had ever flown but as being difficult to handle. [33] One of his colleagues at Farnborough died trying the aircraft type in an evaluation. [34]

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