A legendary Scots pilot and war hero who survived 11 crashes, a torpedo attack and was arrested by the Gestapo will speak at a lecture on UK defence strategies at the University of Edinburgh tomorrow.
Captain Eric ‘Winkle’ Brown, 96, from Leith Edinburgh is the guest speaker at the this year’s prestigious Mountbatten Lecture where he is expected to discuss his thoughts on Britain’s defence tactics.
Captain Brown is the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm’s most decorated pilot of all time and he holds a place in the Guinness book of world records for flying 487 different types of aircraft-more than anyone else in history.
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