Wings on My Sleeve: The World's Greatest Test Pilot tells his story

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Captain Eric Melrose "Winkle" Brown. Short Extracts from DVD". YouTube. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 . Retrieved 1 June 2014. Subsequently, Brown and Martindale, along with several other members of the Aerodynamics Flight and assisted by a co-operative German pilot, later ferried twelve Ar 234s across the North Sea and on to Farnborough. The venture was not without risk, as before their capture, the Germans had destroyed all the engine log books for the aircraft, leaving Brown and his colleagues no idea of the expected engine hours remaining to the machines. Because of the scarcity of the special high-temperature alloys for use in their construction, the Junkers Jumo 004 engines had a life of only 25 hours – it was thus not known whether the engines were brand new or just about to expire. [27] In February 1945, Brown learned that the Aerodynamics Flight had been allocated three Sikorsky R-4B Hoverfly/Gadfly helicopters. He had never seen one of these tail-rotor machines, so a trip to Farnborough was arranged and Brown had a short flight as a passenger in one. A few days later, Brown and Martindale were sent to RAF Speke to collect two new R-4Bs.

Brown read modern languages at Edinburgh, specialising in German, joined the university air squadron, and spent a year as an exchange teacher in France and in Germany, where he renewed his aquaintanceship with Udet and Reitsch. Meeting the latter after the war, Brown found that her fanatical loyalty to Hitler “made my blood run cold”. It was partly for his service on board Audacity that Brown was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. 6. He tested experimental Nazi planesCAPT ERIC BROWN 21 January 1919 – 21 February 2016". Aeroplane. No.April 2016. Stamford: Key Publishing. pp.28–32. ISSN 0143-7240. Desert Island Discs: Captain Eric 'Winkle' Brown". www.bbc.co.uk. BBC . Retrieved 12 September 2020.

a b c d e Holland, James (14 October 2015). The War in the West: Volume 1: The Rise of Germany, 1939–1941. Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated. pp.75–9. ISBN 978-0-8021-9090-1. List of Articles and publications by Eric Brown via https://web.archive.org/web/20110110021804/http://www.theaviationindex.com/

4. His fellow pilots nicknamed him ‘Winkle’

In 1936, Brown’s father took him to see the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, during which Brown witnessed Hitler shaking hands with Jesse Owens. At the time, Hermann Göring had recently announced the existence of the Luftwaffe, and Brown and his father (a former balloon observer and pilot in the Royal Flying Corps) met and were invited to join social gatherings by its members.

a b Guinness World Records. "First landing on an aircraft carrier". Guinnessworldrecords.com . Retrieved 14 November 2014. Paisley University Library Special Collections – Putnam Aeronautical 1997". Archived from the original on 4 March 2009 . Retrieved 4 November 2014. {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link)Throughout his career, Brown’s bravery, ingenuity and indomitable spirit was matched only by his fierce commitment to keep the Navy’s historic aircraft flying as an inspiration to future generations. a b c d e f g h Pociask, Martin. "Captain Eric "Winkle" Brown: Officer, Gentleman, Test Pilot Extraordinaire" (PDF). The Helicopter Foundation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 April 2019 . Retrieved 24 April 2018.