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Penman · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4294 Location: Lancashire

Hi

Did anyone catch else catch this?

An interesting programme about a pilot who has flown record numbers of different types.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b045pbq2/britains-greatest-pilot-the-extraordinary-story-of-captain-winkle-brown

Lots of different aircraft films, some of which were not ID'd
How many can we name?
I think I spotted a Wyvern and a Welkin .
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47Jag · Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2014 12:50 am Post subject:

Penman,

Yes he is an amazing old guy. He said someone analysed his past flight and they reckoned the he should have been killed 13 times. He also survived a torpedo attack and a night in the sea where 22 of his comrades died around him.

Art

Rootes75 · Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2014 9:55 am Post subject:

We watched it, nice old chap with an interesting life story!

Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 21609 Location: UK

An amazing life.

RJ
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Penman · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4294 Location: Lancashire

Hi
Sad news, it has just been announced on Radio that he has passed away.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-35626854
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V8 V10

Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 21609 Location: UK

Sorry to hear about that, 97 is a good innings though. Only last night I was going through some old books and found a copy of a book he wrote, from the 1980s I think.

RJ
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peter scott · Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 6467 Location: Edinburgh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szten4iypCM
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Riley Blue · Joined: 18 Jun 2008 Posts: 1740 Location: Derbyshire

A remarkable man whose achievements were largely unrecognised or acknowledged.
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Rootes75 · Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2016 10:26 pm Post subject:

What a life, his world records will never be broken.
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