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![The Royal Family on X: "Yesterday, @TheDukeofYork unveiled a statue of one of the world's greatest ever pilots, Captain Eric 'Winkle' Brown at @EDI_Airport. Born in Leith in 1919, Captain Brown became The Royal Family on X: "Yesterday, @TheDukeofYork unveiled a statue of one of the world's greatest ever pilots, Captain Eric 'Winkle' Brown at @EDI_Airport. Born in Leith in 1919, Captain Brown became](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DhKuQqwW4AAg7xB.jpg)
The Royal Family on X: "Yesterday, @TheDukeofYork unveiled a statue of one of the world's greatest ever pilots, Captain Eric 'Winkle' Brown at @EDI_Airport. Born in Leith in 1919, Captain Brown became
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Airscene News » Blog Archive » The National Museum of the Royal Navy secures medals and log books of Captain Eric 'Winkle' Brown for the nation
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Eric Brown, Record-Breaking British Aviator and World War II Combat Pilot, Dies at 97 - The New York Times
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