Reply With QuoteJust heard this news as well,
Respect and RIP.
Just heard on R4 that the great man has died. RIP Winkle.
Just heard this news as well,
Respect and RIP.
Bless him, a great man like so many before him RIP great man
RIP Eric 'Winkle' Brown; a very humble hero. Flew 487 different aircraft types (a record that will probably never be broken) and 2,407 carrier landings (also unlikely to be broken). Wings on My Sleeve is an outstanding read.
Last edited by Skier; 26th February 2016 at 20:19.
Top Chap, Sorry to hear the news.
Oh no, amazing chap. Lived a full life. RIP.
Died aged 97 "after a short illness" (BBCLink). There are worse ways to go and he'd been close to a few of them. Still, it's sad to see him go...
An absolute hero of mine, RIP Eric
Here's tae us, wha's like us, damn few and they're a' deid... A fine Scotsman and an even finer pilot, God rest his soul
Sad news, but what a fantastic innings.
Very sad news. The documentary on him last year was absolutely brilliant.
I'll second that - he seemed to know all the great aviators of his time and, of course, arguably he was the greatest.Originally Posted by Skier
Just bought a copy - Thanks for the heads up on the book.
I didn't realise he was FAA until just now.
M
Last edited by snowman; 22nd February 2016 at 16:20.
Sad to hear but what a great innings.
RIP Winkle.
Cheers,
Neil.
Radio 4 are releasing a podcast on his life - can't find it though
Surely worth a listen?
The extraordinary life of Captain 'Winkle' Brown...and there's should be a repeat of earlier tribute programmes. Desert Island Disc is already online and well worth a listen.
PS Plenty more on YouTube: search for Eric Winkle Brown, Captain Winkle Brown etc...eg:
Edit: And also: The Extraordinary Story of Captain Winkle Brown.
Last edited by PickleB; 22nd February 2016 at 21:27.
^^^^^
Thanks Pickle B!
RIP Winkle.
May you rest in peace and rise in glory.
A fellow Leither!!
Thanks again
Listened to it last night... It was a 7 min excerpt from the Today programme that I'd heard in the morning. - very good. However, I am certain I also heard that they were pulling together a 1 hour long peice on his life (or maybe I had misheard) - either way it's worth keeping an eye out!
I gave dessert island a whirl too, which was also very good
Ben
Sad news, a truly inspiring man who lived a very full life.
I read his biography after watching the documentary, I'm amazed he was never knighted for the outstanding contribution, often at great personal risk, that he made to his country.
There's a programme on BBC2 today at 19:00: Britain's Greatest Pilot: The Extraordinary Story of Captain Winkle Brown. I've a feeling it's been on before and I may have seen it.
Just watching it and can only echo what a "great" Britain just a truly amazing man and so much more than today's so called "legends"
But we think that clapped out actors and failed politicians are more worthy hence we are where we are at as a Society.
Last edited by mart broad; 26th February 2016 at 21:01.
Great to see that again, what a life and what a charming man. Uplifting in so many ways.
Watched the BBC programme, more by chance.
Wow!! What a fulfilled life he had. Top respect!!!
Ive just watched the BBC programme - Britains Greatest Pilot: The Extraordinary Story of Captain Winkle Brown
Absolutely fascinating
What a man!
Me too. My wife watched it too and said two things.
First was "how come we've never heard of him?"
Second was "it makes you wonder about life and how much some people do!"
Both were very true imho (and I don't say that about her comments that often!)
M
Breitling Cosmonaute 809 - What's not to like?
Same here. I was visiting my dad, who used to be in the RAF, and he wanted to watch it. I'm glad I stayed. A great man.
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