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stevie_o
#1 Posted : 02 June 2014 11:55:11

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Saw this on TV last night currently on iplayer here

This is the storey of Britain's greatest ever pilot without question - Winkle Brown - a test pilot for the Fleet Air Arm, His story is told in his own words and what a career this guy had - Here are a couple of the stories featured in the prog.

First Mozzy landing on a carrier, first jet landing on a carrier, arrested by the SS, his interrogation of Goering after the war and plenty of footage of his heroic test flights. He also holds the record for the most number of different aircraft flown.

Def worth a watch if you missed it.

Steve
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