From left: Neil Armstrong, first man on the Moon; James Lovell, Commander, Apollo 13; Security man; Eugene Cernan, last man on the Moon (Apollo 17); Capt Eric Brown; Wg Cdr Andy Green, driver of first supersonic car ThrustSSC; Security man and Bob Gilliland, former Principal Test Pilot on the SR-71 at the Lockheed Skunk Works.
Credit: Captain Eric 'Winkle' Brown, CBE, DSC, AFC, HonFRAeS, RN
Eric Brown is a former UK Royal Navy officer and test pilot who has flown more types of aircraft than anyone else.
He is the UK Fleet Air Arm’s most decorated pilot and holds the world record for aircraft carrier landings. He was UK Royal Aeronautical Society's (RAeS) President 1982-1983.
Arguably the UK’s greatest test pilot, aviation record holder and former RAeS President Captain Eric ‘Winkle’ Brown wrote a personal tribute to astronaut Neil Armstrong ‘a kindred spririt’, who passed away earlier this year.
Read this article from the December edition of Aerospace Professional here.
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