hifly 925 Posted November 14, 2014 Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 Eric 'Winkle' Brown on Desert Island Discs. The pilot who has flown the most different types of ac was the guest on DID today. If you've missed it you can get it on the BBC iPlayer. Link to post Share on other sites
markhudson6 13 Posted November 14, 2014 Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 I'll have to hunt that out. Thanks for the heads up Geoff. (may skip the songs though ) Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,487 Posted November 14, 2014 Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 Thanks Geoff for the heads up, he is the patron of our local aviation group and a fascinating man. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
markhudson6 13 Posted November 14, 2014 Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 Thanks Geoff, that was really interesting. 487 aircraft test flown, amazing. I didn't skip all the music either, loved the big band sound of Glenn and the bit of Artie Shaw. Didn't quite have the stomach for Rod though. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
hifly 925 Posted November 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 Me too Mark, he gave the music its context and one had to listen to out of respect to, as Joe said, a fascinating man. Bless him. Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted November 14, 2014 Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 He is a fantastic bloke, I read his biography a while ago. Fascinating reading! He was at Shoreham Air Show signing books this september, I missed him by a few minutes but had a long chat with Tony Blackman. Link to post Share on other sites
markhudson6 13 Posted November 15, 2014 Report Share Posted November 15, 2014 Alan, is that Blackman or Blackburn? Link to post Share on other sites
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