Ep.192 - Britain's greatest Test Pilot

Paul Beaver joins us to talk about Britain’s Greatest Test Pilot, Captain Eric ‘Winkle’ Brown.  

 His best selling book, reprinted 5 times and last year’s Biography of the Year is ‘Winkle: The Extraordinary Life of Britain’s Greatest Pilot’.  

Paul gives us an insight to this amazing mans life. This is a fascinating feature. Don’t miss it! 

Recorded 31st Jan 2024  

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 Captain Eric ‘Winkle’ Brown appeared on Xtended in 2013 https://aviation-xtended.co.uk/ep-13-ral-space-and-captain-eric-winkle-brown/  

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