• Close-up view of Eric Brown, a white male pilot, who is posing informally.
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    Eric "Winkle" Brown was an experimental test pilot who flew 487 different types of aircraft, more than any pilot in history. He was also a British Royal Navy officer who landed more aircraft on carriers than anybody else in the world, a total of 2,407 landings.

  • Close-up view of Eric Brown, a white male pilot, who is posing informally.

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