Eric Brown (pilot)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Cross
gptkb:Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
Air Force Cross
gptkbp:birthDate 1919-01-21
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Leith,_Scotland
gptkbp:capturedBy interrogated Nazi scientists after WWII
gptkbp:children one son
gptkbp:deathDate 2016-02-21
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Redhill,_Surrey,_England
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_High_School,_Edinburgh
gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
gptkbp:fullName Eric Melrose Brown
gptkbp:honoraryDegree gptkb:Cranfield_University
gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Eric Brown (pilot)
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:French
gptkb:German
English
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Guild_of_Air_Pilots_and_Air_Navigators
gptkb:Royal_Aeronautical_Society
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:militaryRank Captain
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Winkle
gptkbp:notableFor most decorated pilot in the history of the Royal Navy
first pilot to land a jet on an aircraft carrier
world record for most aircraft types flown
gptkbp:numberOfAircraftCarriersLandedOn 22
gptkbp:numberOfAircraftTypesFlown 487
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:naval_officer
gptkb:pilot
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Robert_Brown
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Second_World_War
gptkbp:spouse Lynn Brown
gptkbp:subjectOf obituaries in major newspapers
Royal Mail commemorative stamp
BBC documentary 'Britain's Greatest Pilot: The Extraordinary Story of Captain Winkle Brown'
numerous aviation books and articles
gptkbp:testPiloted gptkb:Royal_Aircraft_Establishment
gptkb:Fleet_Air_Arm
gptkbp:wrote Duels in the Sky
Wings of the Luftwaffe
Wings on My Sleeve
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Eric_Brown
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7