The daring life story and astonishing adventures of Captain Eric 'Winkle' Brown - Britain's greatest-ever pilot.

Brown's extraordinary flying career saw him fight in the Battle of Britain, narrowly escape death on a torpedoed aircraft carrier, achieve a litany of new records and firsts as a test pilot, and fly more kinds of aircraft than any other pilot in history.

With a life as remarkable as his flying, Brown faced imprisonment in Germany at the outbreak of WWII, and after the Allied victory his fluent German saw him interviewing senior Nazi officials and participating in the liberation of Belsen - an experience that haunted him for the rest of his life.

A rival to Chuck Yeager and hero to astronaut Neil Armstrong, by the time of his death in 2016 Winkle Brown had become a legend in his own lifetime and a national treasure.

Drawing on Brown's own papers and fascinating new research, Paul Beaver uncovers surprising new truths and incredible achievements in the definitive account of a pilot and man who was revered around the world.

Whittle -The Jet Pioneer: Aviation's Greatest Engineer Tells His Story

Whittle' and 'jet' are almost synonyms. Frank Whittle was a brilliant pilot, but it was as a mathematician and engineer that he truly excelled. He was someone who saw potential for development using innovation and elegant simplicity, where others only saw improvement by further complication. Sadly the development of his jet engine was slowed by people with less imagination. Ultimately his contribution to aero engineering and the implications for changing how the world functioned, was immense.

This richly illustrated DVD is an extended version of the documentary made for the History Channel and includes a wealth of information, interviews and archive footage.

Duration 93 mins.

Format: All regions

An amazing man who had an amazing life. The two combine to make an amazing read. If it was fiction it would seem too far fetched to be credible. The story of a man whose contribution to aviation in general, and naval aviation in particular, extended far beyond the end of WWII. A man whose world records and numerous 'firsts' will never be challenged and nor will his title of 'The World's Greatest Test Pilot'.

Paperback.

Celebrating the Wildcat (aka Martlet) flown so effectively while on convoy escort duty against FW200's by Captain Eric 'Winkle' Brown CBE DSC AFC RN.

Handwash recommended
330ml capacity.

Capt Eric 'Winkle' Brown CBE, DSC, AFC, KCYSA, Ph.D., Hon. FRAeS, RN is undoubtedly one of the finest pilots that Britain has ever produced. He is holder of several 'firsts' (twin engine, tripod undercarriage and jet landings on an aircraft carrier) and other records (2407 deck landings and 487 aircraft flown) that will never be broken. 

His career spanned the end of the piston engine and the birth of the jet age both as a decorated wartime fighter pilot and later military and civilian test pilot - both rotary and fixed wing.

One of Eric's favourite aircraft types was the de Havilland Sea Hornet (DH 103) for which he conducted the deck landing trials on HMS Ocean in July 1945.

This exquisitely detailed polo shirt commemorates some of these achievements.

The quality is of the highest level and it features:

• Photographic back panel featuring deck trials of the Sea Hornet
• Silk screen printing detailing deck landings & types flown on rear
• Applique badge left sleeve
• Gold foil silk screen emblem on front
• Embroidered neck braid featuring 487 aircraft types flown & bio dates
• Internal detailing featuring 'Test Pilot' & HMS Ocean
• Riveted side vents
• Designer swing tag
• 95% cotton 5% elastane
• Pre-shrunk
• Pique 220gsm

  For a relaxed fit please order one size up.

Eric Brown: A Pilot's Story (DVD) - Britain's Greatest Aviator in His Own Words

The title says it all. The story of the world's greatest test pilot. An 80-minute DVD is barely able to do justice to the fascinating story of a man who had an extraordinary life. Winkle contributed so much to the development of aviation in general, and naval aviation in particular, in the 20th century. He holds numerous 'firsts', is credited with over 2,400 carrier landings (no one else has come close) and his record of 487 different types of aircraft flown will never be broken.