This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament
Rejected petition Prevent the export abroad of Eric 'winkle' Browns medals.
Britain's greatest test pilot, he flew a record 487 types of aircraft, developed naval deck landing at sea, interrogated top nazis at Nuremberg, worked on the design of Britain's latest Aircraft carrier.
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Winkle Brown was a major part in pioneering air flight development, taking unflyable aircraft to the point of destruction and then upon landing advising how to cure the fault,always with 100%
Brown even flew the V1 and V2 rockets to evaluate them for the allies,This chap should have more of a memorial from the country than having his medals sold off.
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Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
The sale of these medals was the responsibility of Eric Brown's family. The medals have been bought by the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Museum:
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