Eric Brown : a pilot's story / Pilot's story Quanta ; produced and directed by Nicholas Jones. , Great Britain - 1 online resource (1 video file (79 min.)) : sound, color with black and white sequences.

Originally released as a documentary film in 2014.

Director of photography, Nigel Reynolds ; editor, Nick Horrell. Director of photography, Nigel Reynolds ; editor, Nick Horrell.

Narrator, Dave Austin.

Captain Eric "Winkle" Brown is one of the most accomplished aviators of the 20th century. He has played a major part in the evolution of flight and set records that will never be broken, including flying the largest number of different aircraft (487)and the most aircraft carrier landings (2,407). He recalls his amazing life in this new feature-length documentary. In addition to his legendary career as a test pilot, he was at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, interrogated Hermann Goering, helped liberate the Belsen concentration camp and sang with the Glenn Miller band.


In English.


Brown, Eric Melrose.


Great Britain. Royal Air Force.


Air pilots--Great Britain.
Test pilots--Great Britain.
Aeronautics--History.--Great Britain
Aeronautics, Military--History.--Great Britain
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, British.


Nonfiction films.
Biographical films.
Documentary films.
Internet videos.
Streaming video.