{"product_id":"9781399643436-wings-on-my-sleeve","title":"Wings on My Sleeve","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe fascinating autobiography of one of the world’s greatest test pilots\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe legendary autobiography of one of the greatest pilots in history: Eric 'Winkle' Brown\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe exhilarating story of one of the greatest pilots in history: Eric 'Winkle' Brown.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The greatest test pilot who ever lived. A true inspiration' TIM PEAKE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'When you read his life story, it makes James Bond seem like a bit of a slacker' KIRSTY YOUNG, \u003ci\u003eDESERT ISLAND DISCS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn 1939 Eric Brown was on a university exchange course in Germany. The first he knew of the outbreak of the Second World War was when the Gestapo came to arrest him.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eThey released him - not realising he was a pilot in the RAF volunteer reserve - and the rest is history.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEric Brown joined the Fleet Air Arm and went on to be the greatest test pilot in history, flying more types of aircraft than anyone ever recorded.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring his lifetime Brown made a record-breaking 2,407 aircraft carrier landings and survived eleven plane crashes. One of Britain's few German-speaking airmen, he went to Germany in 1945 to test the Nazi jets, interviewing (among others) Hermann Goering and Hanna Reitsch. He flew the suicidally dangerous Me 163 rocket plane and tested the first British jets. Fascinating, exhilarating and unputdownable, \u003ci\u003eWings on My Sleeve \u003c\/i\u003eis Eric 'Winkle' Brown's incredible story.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57160016101750,"sku":"9781399643436","price":10.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781399643436-wings-on-my-sleeve","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}