Eric 'Winkle' Brown's Medals To Be Sold At Auction | Forces TV
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- Опубліковано 16 лис 2016
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Medals and artefacts relating to the Royal Navy's most distinguished pilot are set to be auctioned. Captain Eric "Winkle" Brown died earlier this year at the age of 97.
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They, medals and log books, should be brought for the nation; they are as precious as any painting. His record of types flown can never be beaten.
"brought for the nation"?? BOUGHT rather...
@@kenjohan Are you the spelling police, we all know what he meant so why try to embarrass him.
Old Winkle Brown was a national treasure in himself. He represented the absolute best of us and I'm glad and relieved that these items ended up where they should be and not in the hands of a private collector.
who would give a thumbs down at this video? Eric Winkle Brown is simply a "LEGEND".....! Met him, spoke to him, I was spell bound by him and his life, what an incredible guy and lifestyle, it will never be repeated......
Hear, hear!
Sadly, we live amongst the negatives. I salute Captain Eric ‘Winkle’ Brown as an example of what can be achieved with a positive attitude. What a legend in his own time.
The should have been a KBE.
The greatest PILOT ever . RIP
These should be in the Fleet Air Arm Museum, period!
Pretty despicable, his family didn't win those medals!
Why was he never a KCB ?, they give knighthoods to far far less worthy people.
The answer to that was, he was Scottish.
@@gilbertmoyes2918 sir Jackie stewart
@@gilbertmoyes2918 Thats BLX you plank. SNP supporter by any chance?.
Was fortunate to own a dh100 from 1992 until 2005 here in Orlando, FL. I never got into that aircraft to fly it that I didn't think about Capt. Brown and the other pilots that got to fly this wonderful craft. Glad to learn that his medals are in a good home for all to see and appreciate.
For all that he did, God bless him.
"a very special man" - never a truer word. and was never given a knighthood, (jimmy saville, fred goodwin and a zillion non-entities) which sums up how worthless this supposed honour is. not that he needed it - i warranted total respect. i salute him.
This group of medals should've included a knighthood
Damn right
Is it just me or does anyone find it offensive that the medals of this great man is being sold off and not being cherished by his descendants?
As his office bod ( Naval Airman 2 )in the RN (mid 1950s at NAS Brawd)y I used to read his log books when he was out flying. He had them cobbled together as one big volume (about four of them stuck together.)..as a youngster I was totally amazed at their contents....
You have been truly blessed, no other pilot will ever reach his pinnacle of achievement ever again. He was very, truly, unique. No earthly medals or awards could ever match his accomplishments.
What a guy! I've just started reading his book - Wings On My Sleeve and I'm finding it fascinating. A very humble modest gentleman, who was the world's first in some many spheres of aviation. I'm pleased that his medals etc, are going to a museum where they can be admired by the public.
They should be in a museum. Eric Winkle Brown is the greatest naval aviator, and test pilot.
Really tragic to see this happening to such a great man and equally gifted pilot.
Our greatest ever pilot should be remembered and access given to the public. (Imperial War Museum take heed).
what a legend!
God bless Capt Eric Winkle Brown, a fine fighter for God.
Many medals richly deserved , but no Knighthood. A glaring omission of the honours list of the last 60 years.
Such a fascinating career. His book 'Wings on my Sleeve' is a superb read.
How on earth can the family tear themselves away from these items? at the chance that they might disappear off shore to the New World or even worse China and some billionaire. Disgraceful under my code of ethics. Donate them to the Military Museum with out fee and show the same spirit of patriotism that Captain Brown did. Unbelievable.
@soaringtractor wtf brokentractor, against the British people's troll out and about, very anti pommie this dude. He might get lucky and be put on a fixated watchlist.
@soaringtractor
Ahhh, the boringdetractor - so predictable.
If you want hate, spite and bile, he's your man.
What demons must he have screaming inside that thick skull of his?
I find it distasteful to say the least that people put a price on these medals. Those pieces of metal represent so much and to put them up for sale for money which is worth so little in comparison bewilders me.
I'm at a complete loss to understand this. Why not an outright gift to the Imperial War museum, or as has been said, Fleet Air Arm Museum? It would seem to me that a rare source of inspiration like this belongs in part at least, to the British people. While I respect the rights of private property, does there not come a point where a Hero's legacy also belongs to his people, too?
@soaringtractor hi muddytractor haven't seen comments for a while, so the British still won't let you into the country idk why you keep bothering to keep your rants ups. You sure you not pal of that other ass clown scammy markle, hell you better watch out they don't put you on the SY fixated people watchlist as well.
I think it's called greed.
A Uniquely talented pilot...
He was a great man a great RAF pilot. These medals should not be in the hands of a private collector. They are part of British aviation history they belong in the Imperial War Museum or with the Fleet Air Arm. I am an American and am incensed at the thought of some so called collector being able to ever touch them. He did so much for aviation to help his country and the USA too.
Allen Sillins he was NOT an RAF pilot. He was
Royal Navy all the way
@@sblack48 Well...he first qualified as a pilot in a University Air Squadron... they were part of the RAF. He joined the FAA when a call for volunteers went out after the loss of many pilots in the sinking of COURAGEOUS.
@@trooperdgb9722 Doesnt matter, he was a NAVY pilot.
This is not about wanting someone else sharing, this is purely about the family wanting the money. So much for their father's service to the country, sell his medals money talks.
It should be in a museum.
An update on this. The medals failed to sell at auction and were purchased for an undisclosed sum by the Fleet Air Arm museum with the help of an anonymous benefactor, so alls well and they will stay in the ownership of the nation.
This is heartbreaking.
It makes this old soldier want to cry.
I do not believe for a moment that the reason given by the family is genuine. This had to be motivated by extreme financial distress.
They fought and died in vain.
Cully Schmetterling could have just been greed. I am surprised he did not leave instructions on what was to be done with the stuff, like Ginger Lacey did. He had his stuff auctioned for the RAF benevolent fund.
The right thing to do would be for the Imperial War Museum to be the successful bidder. These artifacts belong to the nation.
Shows how much they mean to the family !!! Money !!!!
His other nickname was 'nine lives '.
This entire collection should have been a pubic exhibit! Aviator (avatar) suggested the Fleet Air Arm Museum. What a shame. The logbooks themselves are a research source for historians.
Can Eric family please contact me
The Family obviously needed the money or they would have donated them !!
What type of family would even consider selling them, thank goodness the FAAM purchased them, But really just amazed at his family .
No place here at all for peoples opinions on what the remaining family should of done with the medals - shame on you
Lest We Forget. Rule Britannia.
These MUST go to a public Museum the medals were supplied from the public purse so Eric was only the custodian
This flying hero is patently Scottish - or he would have been dubbed SIR Eric Brown.
Shame.
The fact that he wasnt knighted is a TOTAL DISGRACE. What possible reason could there be for not Knighting him??