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Title: Britain's Best Pilot
Post by: oldskool65 on October 10, 2014, 08:25:43 AM: This man is amazing and has had an equally amazing life
Please watch this http://youtu.be/bi45UWBj2Ug , comments or links to similar welcome
Title: Re: Britain's Best Pilot
Post by: GScholz on October 10, 2014, 08:44:24 AM: I had the privilege and honor of meeting this extraordinary person back in 2007 and listen to his lecture on the quest for speed during and after WWII.
Title: Re: Britain's Best Pilot
Post by: oldskool65 on October 10, 2014, 10:13:00 AM: Huge privilege jealous is an understatement
Title: Re: Britain's Best Pilot
Post by: Arlo on October 10, 2014, 11:18:41 AM: Movie worthy.
Title: Re: Britain's Best Pilot
Post by: GScholz on October 11, 2014, 09:44:57 AM: I recorded the lecture if anyone's interested?
Title: Re: Britain's Best Pilot
Post by: Karnak on October 11, 2014, 09:57:39 AM: Quote from: GScholz on October 11, 2014, 09:44:57 AM
I recorded the lecture if anyone's interested?
I am.
Title: Re: Britain's Best Pilot
Post by: GScholz on October 11, 2014, 10:05:14 AM: I'll dig it up and get it online.
Title: Re: Britain's Best Pilot
Post by: GScholz on October 11, 2014, 10:15:10 AM: I already had it online, must have posted it here or elsewhere before. You'll find it among my videos here:

https://vimeo.com/user14569536/videos

Unfortunately there are a few minutes missing between each part as I had to swap memory cards in the camera.
Title: Re: Britain's Best Pilot
Post by: Vraciu on October 11, 2014, 03:05:34 PM: Quote from: oldskool65 on October 10, 2014, 08:25:43 AM
This man is amazing and has had an equally amazing life
Please watch this http://youtu.be/bi45UWBj2Ug , comments or links to similar welcome

I presume it is about Brown...
Title: Re: Britain's Best Pilot
Post by: oldskool65 on October 11, 2014, 06:28:49 PM: thanx for the lecture vid ,seeing the man himself talk so eloquently and passionately just increases my love of aviation and admiration of the brave pioneers who died advancing its frontiers
Title: Re: Britain's Best Pilot
Post by: GScholz on October 11, 2014, 07:21:18 PM: Indeed. He is a true gentleman, and an extraordinary person. Larger than life, with a great sense of humor.
Title: Re: Britain's Best Pilot
Post by: cpxxx on October 12, 2014, 06:39:00 PM: Agreed and but for the British cancelling the M.52 project he would be more famous than a certain General Yeager.

There was a recently made documentary about his life which I intend to buy.

http://www.quantafilms.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=6&products_id=5&zenid=4d50d920201d9145dd4947d13bd1c982

Not really sure why he wasn't knighted by now. Many is the lesser man to receive that honour.

It's remarkable he is still alive considering his life. There aren't many older pilots than him.

I do know one though, a hundred years old this year. Used to fly for Imperial Airways before the war. Who says there are 'no old bold pilots'.
Title: Re: Britain's Best Pilot
Post by: GScholz on October 12, 2014, 06:44:30 PM: He's "only" 95, but that's still impressive. (Born 1919.)