Eric Brown (pilot)
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Captain Eric Melrose "Winkle" Brown,, Hon FRAeS was a British Royal Navy officer and test pilot who flew 487 types of aircraft, more than anyone else in history.
Brown as a lieutenant RNVR, c. 1939-45
On 3 December 1945, Brown became the first pilot to land on and take off (pictured) from an aircraft carrier in a jet aircraft, when he flew a de Havilland Sea Vampire to HMS Ocean.
A 1941 image of HMS Audacity after her July 1941 conversion to an escort carrier; Brown served on her with 802 Squadron until the carrier was torpedoed in the Atlantic in December 1941
A Royal Air Force Hoverfly I of the type flown by Brown from Speke to Farnborough in 1945
De Havilland Hornet
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The de Havilland DH.103 Hornet, developed by de Havilland, is a fighter aircraft driven by two piston engines. It further exploited the wooden construction techniques that had been pioneered by the de
A de Havilland Hornet F.3 of 64 Squadron
The Hornet prototype RR 915, 1944
Sea Hornet NF.21 of the Airwork FRU displayed at RNAS Stretton in 1955. The radar thimble nose of this variant is evident
de Havilland Sea Hornet F.20s of No.728 Fleet Requirements Unit, Hal Far, Malta.