Wings on My Sleeve

The World's Greatest Test Pilot tells his story

Captain Eric Brown

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Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
09 August 2007

Biography; Biography: science, technology & engineering; Aerospace & aviation technology

Eric Brown was on a University of Edinburgh exchange course in Germany in 1939, 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 become the greatest test pilot in history, flying more different aircraft types than anyone else. He is the only man alive who has flown every major (and most minor) combat aircraft of the Second World War as well as the early jets.

Speaking perfect German, 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. He would have been the first man to break the sound barrier, except that the British government cancelled the programme and gave the technology to America.

He is a living legend among aviation enthusiasts.

By: Captain Eric Brown
Imprint: Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 200mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 264g
ISBN: 9780753822098
ISBN 10: 0753822091
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 09 August 2007
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Now 88, Captain Brown CBE, OBE, MBE, DSC, AFC, KCVSA became a test pilot during the Second World War and commanded the RAE Aerodynamics Flight at Farnborough. He played a key role in the design of an entire generation of aircraft.

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

When you read through his life story, it makes James Bond seem like a bit of a slacker -- Kirsty Young * DESERT ISLAND DISCS * The greatest test pilot who ever lived. A true inspiration -- Tim Peake