Ep.192 - Britain's greatest Test Pilot

Paul Beaver joins us to talk about Britain’s Greatest Test Pilot, Captain Eric ‘Winkle’ Brown.    His best selling book, reprinted 5 times and last year’s Biography of the Year is ‘Winkle: The Extraordinary Life of Britain’s Greatest Pilot’.   Paul gives us an insight to this amazing mans life. This is a fascinating feature. Don’t miss it!    Recorded 31st Jan 2024     Contact Us: [email protected]     Get a copy of Winkle: The Extraordinary Life of Britain’s Greatest Pilot at our Bookshop and support local bookshops https://uk.bookshop.org/a/11161/9780718186708     Paul Beaver  Paul Beaver’s previous appearance on Xtended - https://aviation-xtended.co.uk/ep-49-paul-beaver/  Twitter - https://twitter.com/beaverwestminst  Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/pilotbeaver/    Captain Eric ‘Winkle’ Brown appeared on Xtended in 2013 https://aviation-xtended.co.uk/ep-13-ral-space-and-captain-eric-winkle-brown/     Please leave us a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your podcast playing app. Here is a link to all the pod players https://pod.link/1611149544      Aviation Xtended Partners  Royal Aeronautical Society https://www.aerosociety.com/  Global Aviation Resource http://www.globalaviationresource.com/v2/  XTPMedia https://www.xtpmedia.co.uk/  Ellie Carter https://twitter.com/dragongirl94    Show Supporters  The Aviation Historian http://www.theaviationhistorian.com/  Aviation Enthusiasts Book Club https://www.facebook.com/groups/359410134220076    Xtended Podcast family  AeroSociety https://www.aerosociety.com/events/catch-up-on-events/video-audio-archive/   AirplaneGeeks http://www.airplanegeeks.com/   PCDU https://www.planecrazydownunder.com/   Wings Over New Zealand Show http://cambridgeairforce.org.nz/WONZ_Show.html  You can shop through this Amazon link (No cost to you but a small benefit to us:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/?tag=xtenaeroradi-21&linkCode=ur1