Wings on My Sleeve: The fascinating autobiography of one of the world’s greatest test pilots
Autor Captain Eric Brownen Limba Engleză Paperback – 15 oct 2026
In 1939 Eric Brown was on a University of Edinburgh exchange course in Germany, and the first he knew of the war was when the Gestapo came to arrest him. They released him, not realising he was a pilot in the RAF volunteer reserve: and the rest is history. Eric Brown joined the Fleet Air Arm and went on to be the greatest test pilot in history, flying more different aircraft types than anyone else.
During his lifetime he made a record-breaking 2,407 aircraft carrier landings and survived eleven plane crashes. One of Britain's few German-speaking airmen, he went to Germany in 1945 to test the Nazi jets, interviewing (among others) Hermann Goering and Hanna Reitsch. He flew the suicidally dangerous Me 163 rocket plane, and tested the first British jets. WINGS ON MY SLEEVE is 'Winkle' Brown's incredible story.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781399643436
ISBN-10: 1399643436
Pagini: 304
Ilustrații: 120
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 mm
Editura: Orion Publishing Group
Colecția W&N
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 1399643436
Pagini: 304
Ilustrații: 120
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 mm
Editura: Orion Publishing Group
Colecția W&N
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
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Recenzii
The greatest test pilot who ever lived. A true inspiration
When you read through his life story, it makes James Bond seem like a bit of a slacker
The stories beggar belief
Fascinating reading . . . Truly a "living legend" among aviation enthusiasts, his amazing life story is quite literally "stranger than fiction". If you only buy one aviation book this year, make sure it's this one
A fascinating story . . . full of absorbing information and insight
Copiously illustrated, filled with insights, opinion, anecdotes and observations, this is a gem of a book
A fascinating story . . . For anyone interested in aviation, this is required reading
When you read through his life story, it makes James Bond seem like a bit of a slacker
The stories beggar belief
Fascinating reading . . . Truly a "living legend" among aviation enthusiasts, his amazing life story is quite literally "stranger than fiction". If you only buy one aviation book this year, make sure it's this one
A fascinating story . . . full of absorbing information and insight
Copiously illustrated, filled with insights, opinion, anecdotes and observations, this is a gem of a book
A fascinating story . . . For anyone interested in aviation, this is required reading