"Britain's Greatest Pilot: The Extraordinary Story of Captain Winkle Brown" (2014)

A Documentary about an outstanding British pilot by BBC Two.*

"Captain Eric 'Winkle' Brown recounts his flying experiences, encounters with the Nazis and other adventures leading up to and during the Second World War. Illustrated with archive footage and Captain Brown's own photos." (http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b045pbq2, video removed)

Due to various copyright claims by different claimants, some audio was removed.


"Captain Eric Melrose "Winkle" Brown, CBE, DSC, AFC, Hon FRAeS,
RN (21 January 1919 – 21 February 2016) was a British Royal Navy officer and test pilot who flew 487 different types of aircraft, more than anyone else in history. He was also the most-decorated pilot in the history of the Royal Navy.
Brown held the world record for the most aircraft carrier deck take-offs and landings performed (2,407 and 2,271 respectively)[1] and achieved several "firsts" in naval aviation, including the first landings on an aircraft carrier of a twin-engined aircraft, an aircraft with a tricycle undercarriage, a jet propelled aircraft, and rotary-wing aircraft.

He also flew almost every category of RAF aircraft: glider, fighter, bomber, airliner, amphibian, flying boat, and helicopter. During the Second World War, he also flew many types of captured German aircraft, including new jets and rocket planes. He was a pioneer of jet technology into the postwar era."
(Wikipedia)