#ww2 planes
![Eric “Winkle“ Brown; the great British aviator has passed away aged 97.[Pictured in 1940] Eric “Wink](https://64.media.tumblr.com/5e117e866cf46f44f4733acf4914a86a/tumblr_o2x3obKqvt1qcp6xao1_400.jpg "Eric “Winkle“ Brown; the great British aviator has passed away aged 97.[Pictured in 1940] Eric “Wink")
Eric “Winkle“ Brown; the great British aviator has passed away aged 97.
[Pictured in 1940]
Eric “Winkle“ Brown flew 487 different aircraft in his career, flew combat operations during the Second World War, took a flight whilst a young boy sat on the lap of German ace Ernst Udet and this is only a snippet of the story of this great man.
For a greater look at the life of this Eric Brown, please have a read of the obituary as seen on the Telegraph’s website:-
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/12167611/Captain-Eric-Winkle-Brown-obituary.html
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The “Betty” Bomber is a Japanese Navy bomber that was a technological game-changer for Japan during WW2. This particular airplane was claimed by the Pacific over seventy years ago - photo taken at Chuuk Lagoon, Micronesia
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