"Svend" (svend)
10/09/2014 at 23:15 • Filed to: None
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"Svend" (svend)
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(This belongs on Foxtrot Alpha, but I don't have privileges there).
If there was any second world war pilot you should know about, it's probably this one.
Such an amazing story of a young man who:
"Captain Eric 'Winkle' Brown recounts his flying experiences, encounters with the Nazis and other adventures leading up to and during the Second World War. Illustrated with archive footage and Captain Brown's own photos."
I'd love to shake this man's hand.
Wikipedia info:
" !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! Eric Melrose "Winkle" Brown , !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! (born 21 January 1919) is a British former !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! officer and !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! who, in testing 487 different types of aircraft, has flown more types of aircraft than anyone else in history. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! He also holds the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! for most !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! landings performed (2,407) !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! and is the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! 's most decorated living pilot. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! "
Cé hé sin
> Svend
10/10/2014 at 09:35 |
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Not only does he hold the record for the greatest number of types of plane flown, he'll hold it in perpetuity because there are so many fewer types available to fly now.
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Svend
> Cé hé sin
10/10/2014 at 09:47 |
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This guy is an absolute legend. The stuff he's seen and experienced.