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Winkle

Paul Beaver
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The daring life and astonishing adventures of Captain Eric 'Winkle' Brown - Britain's greatest-ever pilot.

Small in stature but immense in reputation and talent, there was more to Eric 'Winkle' Brown than met the eye.

From shooting down Luftwaffe bombers in the Battle of the Atlantic and narrowly escaping from a torpedoed ship, to a never-to-be-repeated litany of world records as a test pilot, his unparalleled flying career saw him take the controls of over four hundred different kinds of aircraft-more than any other pilot in history.

A legend in his own lifetime, and by his death, a national treasure, there have always been mysteries at the heart of his story...

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Country
United Kingdom
Date
16 January 2025
Pages
544
ISBN
9781405930338

The daring life and astonishing adventures of Captain Eric 'Winkle' Brown - Britain's greatest-ever pilot.

Small in stature but immense in reputation and talent, there was more to Eric 'Winkle' Brown than met the eye.

From shooting down Luftwaffe bombers in the Battle of the Atlantic and narrowly escaping from a torpedoed ship, to a never-to-be-repeated litany of world records as a test pilot, his unparalleled flying career saw him take the controls of over four hundred different kinds of aircraft-more than any other pilot in history.

A legend in his own lifetime, and by his death, a national treasure, there have always been mysteries at the heart of his story...

Read More
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Country
United Kingdom
Date
16 January 2025
Pages
544
ISBN
9781405930338

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