Rejected petition Award a posthumous Knighthood to Captain Eric "Winkle" Brown

Eric "Winkle" Brown, who died on the 21st of February was this countries most successful aviator. With the world record for types of aircraft flown, this naval test pilot was the first man to land on a ship, he was personally sent by Chrurchill to retrieve state of the art German aircraft after WW2.

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Captain Brown was and is a true British war hero, a naval aviation legend and a true gentleman.

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Date submitted 21 February 2016
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