Eric Winkle Brown's Lost Rare Interviews | The Greatest Test Pilot | Part 1

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[@grantsmythe8625]

Love this guy. What a pilot, what an intellect, what a gentleman.

[@HH-vt8yk]

A modest brilliant man .

[@black8art]

One of the greatest Britons in my opinion! His spirit in the face of adversity, and the horrors of war, is deeply and profoundly inspiring! To become the 20th century's greatest pilot ANYWHERE, under these circumstances, and to FACE some of history's most "evil" characters, also makes him one of the most experienced studies of humanity! I could listen to his exploits all day!

[@nigelleyland166]

Well stated, could not have put it better no matter how I tried!

[@clive373]

Heres another fact to add to his many exploits. He once played with the Glen Miller band!

[@jeremywilson4326]

I'm glad someone recorded these interviews with Mr Brown . Thank you .

[@stoobydootoo4098]

I am fortunate enough to once have seen his medals collection on display in the Aircraft Museum at East Fortune in Scotland. The most accomplished pilot in history; a true legend.

[@robertharper3754]

Thank you so much for posting this!!! This man is a such a LEGAND!!

[@samrodian919]

Err I think you meant " LEGEND" sir!

[@robertliskey420]

I have to say a great big thank you, First to Mr. Brown, and then to this channel for posting this. I became very interested in WWII especially as a child ( I'm 69 now) when I found several medals in a drawer, I knew my Father was with Patton so I thought they were his, until I turned The Cross of Honor over and saw a different name engraved. He was my mothers first husband they had been married only a few months. My mother did not want to talk about it I later learned he gave his life on the ill fated Ploesti raid in a B-24. Since then these pilots have always commanded my deepest respect.

[@Billytomtom18]

I have watched this whole story of your Life. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿✈️ You are an Inspiration to anyone who hopes to be a Pilot. What impressed me most was Your Dedication to Details of all the Aircraft that you have Flown. Anyone who takes a shortcut in any Career will find that it will bite them in the bum. I am grateful to you for Sharing Your Life and Experience. You are a Credit to Humanity 👍

[@jonathancraig8247]

Sadly Captain Eric Brown died in 2016 so he will not be able to read your comments

[@Billytomtom18]

@@jonathancraig8247 that’s okay his Legacy will still remain.

[@garywheeley5108]

How he was never given a knighthood i will never know total legend 👏👏👏👏

[@aleccrombie7923]

Because he was not a know nothing politician.

[@wanderschlosser1857]

Amazing life story this man had. The amount of different planes he flew is unmatched, so are his records and first of's. And man, he has been flown by Udet himself as a youngster. And his humble character just tops it all up!

[@ColinDraculaMcCallum]

Eric Brown was a born pilot who has became a legend I keep finding out more about his amazing life. He met the German ace Ernst Udet who gave him two bits of advice learn to fly and speak German. Which he did and became part of history.

[@TimHope-h4p]

In this era of self promotion and "I'm so proud of myself", it is so refreshing to hear this legend talk with such genuine modesty. What a brave and amazing man. He probably doesn't want the fame but he should be a household name along the lines of Chuck Yeager et al. My dad was a Test Pilot in the RN as well, so I say thank you to these selfless brilliant gentleman.

[@johnfranborra]

Brown was a national treasure for you Brits; I would love to have met the guy. I once met Chuck Yeager, but as both an American and a pilot, I sincerely doubt it could compare with a few minutes spent in the company of your inimitable Winkle Brown!

[@Aengus42]

Ooh! Nice one mate! 😎

[@ianmunro1427]

What a remarkable man. What a remarkable career.

[@Ben_Gunner]

What a treat! 🍻

[@eastwest1362]

Pity he was not Oxford or Cambridge or we would be reading the fascinating hisory of Sir Eric Brown.

[@aleccrombie7923]

Presumably didn't do enough for the country compared to the likes of Tony B lier.

[@soultraveller5027]

That's because British universities are breeding grounds of looney lefty communist literature, and a political view of anti British everything including people of this calibre ""heroes ""like this fellow 😂

[@chipledhungaman]

​@@aleccrombie7923or all the tory gammons

[@peterfinucane8122]

He was a Flier, not a Liar!

[@stanleybuchan4610]

Shame that Eric wasn't the first through the sound barrier. In those days we gave everything to the Yanks with sweet fa in return.

[@littlefluffybushbaby7256]

It's true that Britain was leading in many technologies and handed over that lead (as well as a lot of other things) and I think this is largely unknown in the USA but it was a two-way street. Firstly, early on, it looked like Britain might fall so boosting the efforts of the USA and avoiding technology falling in to German hands made sense. Secondly Britain got lend-lease aid. Although not exactly a gift, it was essential. Most of the things we think we know about WW2 are only partially true. The real truth is usually very complex.

[@jasonjackson1100]

Test pilots are absolutely a rare and different breed of human... maybe a little "crazy"...but absolute "balls" of steel...yes and that counts even the lady test pilots too!!

[@clive373]

So often the best in their field are incredibly modest, and a joy to listen to. A huge regret I have, is I dropped into Tangmere museum one day, because I was passing, and I discovered Eric Winkle Brown had given his last public talk there the day before. I think he is my ultimate pilot hero.

[@ibluap]

Well. the same welcoming atmosphere to drive youngsters to aviation is described by Franz Stigler in the Book "A Higher Call" on the pre-war years in Germany. But he adds, that was a policy to count on with enough potential pilots for the coming war. He also follow these steps and became a Lufthansa pilot just to be easily recruited and passed to Luftwaffe later when war set in.

[@brianstyrczula9466]

Been here, done this Thanks Ric!

[@benwilson6145]

The second MAC ship, the Empire MacKendrick was named after the Captain of HMS Audacity.

[@garnetgourlay3988]

From the land down under .There will always be an England .Lest We Forget.

[@samrodian919]

Let's get it correct, in Eric Brown's case it's "there will always be a Scotland" ( I'd normally say Jockland, but I hold Eric Winkle Brown in such high esteem,I'd never do that referring to him!)

[@garnetgourlay3988]

@@samrodian919 point taken ,as a matter of interest my heritage is Scottish, my people immigrated from Leith around the mid 19th century ,my favourite Scotsman is Admiral Lord Thomas Cochran the 10th Earl of Dundonald, Lest we forget.

[@ShevillMathers]

A remarkable man in the right place at the right time in Britain’s aviation history. Rare for someone to become a legend in his own lifetime. I is a shame he was never awarded a knighthood, he more than earned one when you see who were knighted in those years. I salute a great man-no doubt he is teaching the angels a few things about flight. R.I.P. Sir, you went far above and beyond, and as a Scot, you remained so modest.

[@Gunit-_-69]

What a great life of excitement for this hero! Remembering my time meeting another legend Alex Henshaw May i share this to my channel? Im knew to this, so i dont want to get in trouble. Great video!

[@YARROWS9]

These four nations of ours, produced legends. 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿☘🇬🇧

[@petersmith7126]

I'd loved to have met him and shook his hand and say thank you

[@louissanderson719]

An old work colleague of mine knew him and got a signed book for me off him!

[@johngriffin9720]

Why have you got him pictured in an RAF uniform? he was a ROYAL NAVY Captain

[@Dronescapes]

That is an official (colorized) photo. Evidently he was also with the RAF

[@Dronescapes]

From one of his interviews: ”…yes, I was called up to the RAF at Drem on the Firth of Forth, and I was there during what they called the ‘phoney war’ for quite a while…”

[@iangascoigne8231]

He started out in the RAF and transferred to the Fleet Air Arm.

[@31144]

Read his autobiography, Mr Brown was indeed an absolute legend, a truly amazing man, his stories are so matter of fact that you can tell he was a true professional, someone worthy of looking up to, fabulous ❤❤

[@geoffballe8766]

A beautiful man

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

@Dronescapes >>> Great video...👍

[@alanadair4893]

How much would his mg be worth today any ideas🤔

[@vumba1331]

The front tyres looked pretty worn, typical of a student's car!

[@adrianpeters2413]

About 4kg of rust .....

[@nerome619]

Brown's comments about the 262 do however show that he is a pilot first and foremost and not a strategist. The 262 never got rid of it's problems and was extremely maintenance heavy for the hours flown, used a lot of fuel when the Germans had a shortage, had a very poor spare-parts supply availability at a time when German logistics was failing, had engines with very very short life spans and required good pilots at a time when Germany could spare the few they had.

[@Dronescapes]

Brown never made a mistery of the Jumo’s flaws in his many interviews. You mention certain issues, but some very important one was the tragic lifespan, over engineering, the fact that they could not be overhauled, but had to be scrapped, and other notable flaws such as deadly flame outs. The best proof that lack of materials and parts were just some of the problems, is the Soviets. After testing the Jumo engines, and at least another German variant, they quickly discarded them as candidates for their MiG15s, opting to reverse engineer the British turbojet instead, after purchasing a few units from Rolls Royce. That engine worked, as we know, quite well for them in Korea, at least initially. The French also made a notable attempt at making something out of those German engines. They assembled 120 Nazi engineers, but it took them years, radical modifications, and a joint venture with an American company, to make a proper engine out of the Jumo. The Czech Air Force gave it a go, having assembled the Me 262 during the war, but also gave up. Everyone else had no use whatsoever for those flawed German engines, and do not forget that Britain had been working on both axial, and centrifugal turbojets since the late 20s. Beside ignoring Whittle, which was a gross mistake, Britain had no use in deploying an immature, unproven new technology, as they had bigger fish to fry. When Germany deployed the Me 262, at the end of 1944, it was more a useless act of desperation of a country on the verge of defeat. Even if they had resources, those jet engines would have been quite a disaster. They had 6 long years to develop them, with Heinkel, BMW, and Junkers all pouring resources into it, but it would have taken many more years to make them decent ones.

[@jamesgunn5103]

Why is the guy in your picture wearingan RAF uniform ?

[@Dronescapes]

You mean in the cover? That is a colorized photo, and that is what is was wearing at the time

[@Dronescapes]

”…yes, I was called up to the RAF at Drem on the Firth of Forth, and I was there during what they called the ‘phoney war’ for quite a while…”

[@spanishpeaches2930]

Cheeky...He says he was born in Scotland, but he wasn't. He was from London and adopted as a baby. Not sure why he was ashamed of the fact. Plenty of children were adopted then.

[@toktokkierm]

Yes I have seen that too.

[@frankfarklesberry]

I like how Brits have this old British Empire view of who or what are "greatest" LOL

[@richardsinger01]

Videos are titled to attract viewers. It worked. Who would you like to nominate in his stead?

[@frankfarklesberry]

@@richardsinger01 You don't throw out the baby with the bath water. Silly twit.

[@littlefluffybushbaby7256]

You're judging 68 million people on the basis of a youtube title?

[@craigmclaren5519]

Less than 3 mins in and adverts already? no youtube, just no!!

[@Dronescapes]

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[@byronbailey9229]

A real Scottish warrior!

[@angelaparagliola122]

Ma che dice

[@vale671]

Why wasn't he knighted ?

[@paulzeigler7616]

What an amazing amazing man.....And a true gentleman and statesman.

[@powerkor]

beautiful voice