Title: Re: Eric Brown has died.
Post by: Bruv119 on February 21, 2016, 04:57:04 PM
:salute
Title: Re: Eric Brown has died.
Post by: Devil 505 on February 21, 2016, 05:05:19 PM
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Title: Re: Eric Brown has died.
Post by: GScholz on February 21, 2016, 05:08:47 PM
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Had the great honor of meeting this gentleman back in 2007. His passing is a great loss to the aviation community.
Title: Re: Eric Brown has died.
Post by: Arlo on February 21, 2016, 06:22:02 PM
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Title: Re: Eric Brown has died.
Post by: oboe on February 21, 2016, 07:36:04 PM
Netflix has a great documentary about him available. "Memories of a WWII Hero".
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Title: Re: Eric Brown has died.
Post by: Hetzer7 on February 21, 2016, 07:52:08 PM
<<<S>>>
One of my all-time heroes.
Title: Re: Eric Brown has died.
Post by: pipz on February 21, 2016, 08:33:48 PM
It was always interesting to hear his views on any number of documentaries I have watched.
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Title: Re: Eric Brown has died.
Post by: Karnak on February 21, 2016, 09:30:32 PM
<S> Much respect and a big loss to aviation.
Title: Re: Eric Brown has died.
Post by: artik on February 22, 2016, 02:40:18 AM
:salute
Great Man.
Title: Re: Eric Brown has died.
Post by: Wmaker on February 22, 2016, 03:11:25 AM
Mr.Brown signed his book for me in Flying Legends 2006. He noticed the Finnish Air Force t-shirt I was wearing, remember him saying "Finns truly knew how to make the Buffalo work!"
<S> to Mr.Brown, blue skies! He had a long and very eventful life!
Title: Re: Eric Brown has died.
Post by: Hetzer7 on February 22, 2016, 09:53:30 AM
Mr.Brown signed his book for me in Flying Legends 2006. He noticed the Finnish Air Force t-shirt I was wearing, remember him saying "Finns truly knew how to make the Buffalo work!"
<S> to Mr.Brown, blue skies! He had a long and very eventful life!
Wonderful story! :D
Title: Re: Eric Brown has died.
Post by: WaffenVW on February 22, 2016, 09:58:00 AM
:salute
Title: Re: Eric Brown has died.
Post by: Bear76 on February 22, 2016, 03:38:50 PM
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Title: Re: Eric Brown has died.
Post by: lyric1 on February 22, 2016, 03:59:02 PM
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Title: Re: Eric Brown has died.
Post by: Chalenge on February 22, 2016, 05:41:57 PM
And so passes one of the greatest. :salute
Title: RIP Eric Brown C.B.E. WW2 Combat Pilot
Post by: TEShaw on February 23, 2016, 12:55:26 PM
Title: Re: Eric Brown has died.
Post by: Widewing on February 23, 2016, 11:07:33 PM
97 is pretty darn good mileage, considering his profession. :salute Mr. Brown!
Title: Re: Eric Brown has died.
Post by: Mister Fork on February 24, 2016, 11:12:51 AM
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Title: Re: Eric Brown has died.
Post by: GScholz on February 25, 2016, 02:56:17 PM
Title: Re: Eric Brown has died.
Post by: Wmaker on March 04, 2016, 09:51:39 AM
Just had to add...
"My enthusiasm for this new Seafire variant was such that, one afternoon, in sheer exhilaration, I looped it around both spans of the Forth Bridge in succession – court-martial stuff nowadays, but during a war nobody has the time to bother with such formalities.”
- Eric 'Winkle' Brown on flying then brand new LF.Mk.IIc Seafire.