Winkle [sound recording] : the extraordinary life of Britain's greatest pilot
Beaver, Paul, 1953-2023
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The extraordinary life story of Captain Eric 'Winkle' Brown - aviator, record-breaker, and Britain's greatest 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 death when his ship was torpedoed, to accumulating a never-to-be repeated litany of world records and firsts as a test pilot, his unparalleled flying career saw him take the controls of over 400 different kinds of aircraft - more than any other pilot in history. A rival to Chuck Yeager and hero to Neil Armstrong, by the time of his death, he had become a national treasure. But despite his enormous fame, there have always been mysteries at the heart of Winkle's story. Now, drawing on previously unseen documents and unfettered access to Winkle's own personal archive, Paul Beaver uncovers the real story of Britain's greatest pilot.
Main title:
Author:
Beaver, Paul, 1953-, author, narratorShepherd, Steve John, narrator
Edition:
Unabridged edition.
Imprint:
Oxford : Soundings Audio Books, 2023.
Collation:
10 CDs (11 hr.) : digital, stereo
Performers:
Read by the author and Steve John Shepherd.
ISBN:
9781399166119 (CDs)
Dewey class:
358.40092
LC class:
UG626.2
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
697654