Eric Brown mastered the Sea Otter ... The cause was not yet known, said a friend, Paul Beaver. Though he handled gliders, fighters, bombers and amphibious craft, Capt. Brown was perhaps most ...

Eric recalls being envious of Hitler Youth members who got to fly gliders, and was introduced ... While retelling all of this, Brown is ­generally matter-of-fact. That only slips when it comes ...

Captain Eric “Winkle” Brown, who has died aged 97 ... Brown flew every major combat aircraft of the Second World War including gliders, fighters, bombers, airliners, amphibians, flying ...

BBC Future selects some standout moments in the career of Eric ‘Winkle’ Brown. His fellow fliers called Eric Brown “Winkle”; apparently this was because he was so short. There wasn’t ...