The de Havilland Vampire aircraft in a flypast to honour former test pilot Eric 'Winkle' Brown at at RNAS Yeovilton in Somerset.
A Royal Navy Sea Vampire aircraft flown as part of a flypast to celebrate the life of former test pilot Eric 'Winkle' Brown at RNAS Yeovilton in Somerset. Captain Brown performed the first landing of a jet aircraft on a carrier, the de Havilland Sea Vampire on the carrier Ocean on December 3 1945. When he reported, however, that only pilots of exceptional skill like himself would be able to repeat the operation safely, the Admiralty immediately ordered repeat trails by others which were also carried out safely.
Size: 4217px × 2434px
Location: RNAS Yeovilton Somerset England United Kingdom
Photo credit: © Jada Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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