Museum Lecture Morning: Famed RN Test Pilot Eric Winkle Brown by Paul Beaver
Society of Friends Fleet Air Arm Museum Lecture: Renowned historian Paul Beaver will detail Test Pilot Eric Winkle Brown's extraordinary military career during which he flew 487 types of aircraft.
If not a society member you will also need to purchase a museum ticket.
A well-known writer, broadcaster, historian and war reporter, Paul knew Eric ”Winkle” Brown for many years. On the eminent aviator’s 90th birthday, he offered to write his biography. Eric agreed but not until after his death. Paul was subsequently given access to Eric’s archive and his book is the result. There are some very surprising revelations about his subject, even down to the day that Eric was born. Eric famously met Hanna Reitsch and Ernst Udet on a visit to Germany in his teenage years, this sowed the seeds for flight.
At the outbreak of War, the waiting lists for the RAF were full, so Eric applied to the RN as a pilot. He soon progressed to advanced fighter training and qualified on the Grumman Martlet and 802 NAS. So was the beginning of an extremely eventful career which anyone interested in aviation will know some anecdotes about this famous aviator. But this talk will surprise and amaze our audience as new facts are revealed about one of the worlds most famous aviators. Paul will not be glossing over Eric’s difficult personality either as we delve into this most complex person.
Saturday Morning October 2023 Talk Payment Information.
Members and guests attending at the FAA Museum is £6.00ea (there is no Zoom option). You can also pay on the door on the day to see this Talk, but priority will be given to pre-paid tickets if the hall capacity is reached.
Please use the main entrance to the Museum. Only disabled members should use the disabled entrance. SoFFAAM Members have free entry to the Fleet Air Arm Museum. Non SoFFAAM Members have to pay the museum entry charge as well as the Talk fee. SoFFAAM Members may bring up to four non-member guests with you and they are entitled to 30% off the FAAM Admission fee but to enjoy this concession, it is advisable to pre-book online and use the discount code AFILFAAM30 to get the best rate. See the home page of the SoFFAAM website which also has links.
The £6.00 Talk fee is payable by anyone wishing to attend the Talk irrespective of what has been paid to enter the Museum.
PLEASE NOTE: there is a cut off for purchasing advanced tickets on the Thursday prior to the Talk at 11:00 when the PayPal link will be disabled. Any BACS or Cheque payments received after this time will be held over to the following months Saturday Talk.
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