Log in
Britain's Greatest Pilot: The Extraordinary Story of Captain Winkle Brown

Britain's Greatest Pilot: The Extraordinary Story of Captain Winkle Brown

There are war stories, and then there are War Stories. Captain Winkle Brown was a Zelig of the Second World War and beyond.

2014 · 60 min · ★ 9.0 · Documentary

Captain Eric 'Winkle' Brown recounts his flying experiences, encounters with the Nazis and other adventures leading up to and during the Second World War. Illustrated with archive footage and Captain Brown's own photos.

Directed by Simon Winchcombe

Your Rating

Cast

More from Simon WinchcombeSee all →

A History of Ancient BritainA History of Ancient Britain · 2011
A History of Ancient Britain
★ 8.02011
SeriesDocumentary
Neil Oliver tells the epic story of how Britain and its people came to be over thousands of years of ancient history—the beginnings of our world forged in ice, stone, and bronze
Cold War, Hot JetsCold War, Hot Jets · 2013
Cold War, Hot Jets
★ 8.02013
SeriesDocumentary
A tv series looking at the many jet aircrafts of the Cold War era and the rolls they played.
HorizonHorizon · 1964
Horizon
★ 7.41964
SeriesDocumentary
Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
VikingsVikings · 2012
Vikings
★ 7.22012
SeriesDocumentary
Vikings is a 2012 BBC television documentary series written and presented by Neil Oliver charting the rise of the Vikings from prehistoric times to the empire of Canute.
Surviving the Holocaust: Freddie Knoller's WarSurviving the Holocaust: Freddie Knoller's War · 2015
Surviving the Holocaust: Freddie Knoller's War
★ 7.02015
MovieDocumentary
Holocaust survivor Freddie Knoller talks about being a young Jewish man during WWII.
Horizon: Ice Station AntarcticaHorizon: Ice Station Antarctica · 2016
Horizon: Ice Station Antarctica
2016
MovieDocumentary
BBC weatherman Peter Gibbs makes an emotional return to Antarctica, years after he lived and worked at the British Antarctic Survey's Halley Research Station.
Memories of a World War II Hero: Captain Brown's StoryMemories of a World War II Hero: Captain Brown's Story · 2014
Memories of a World War II Hero: Captain Brown's Story
2014
MovieDocumentaryHistory
Tells the story of probably the world's greatest pilot through an extensive and in-depth interview: Capt Eric "Winkle" Brown CBE, DSC, AFC. From his flight with WW1 German fighter ace Ernst Udet in 1936 through to commanding a squadron of Buccaneers at the height of the Cold War, we hear how "Winkle" Brown experienced the rise and fall of Nazism; how he flew the most dangerous, uncontrollable aircraft, how he cheated death countless times.
The Secret Life of the AirportThe Secret Life of the Airport · 2009
The Secret Life of the Airport
2009
SeriesDocumentary
Documenting the rise of mass air travel, starting with a look at the advent of commercial air travel through to the dropping of prices and the rise of mass air tourism. The series looks at how the system of airports developed, and how they have transformed people's attitudes towards travel and made long distance travel more widely available.

More Like This

Couldn't load this row right now.

Rate this film

Your ratings make Midnight smarter