This is a list of the aircraft types flown by Captain Eric "Winkle" Brown, RN. The list was compiled and verified by the Guinness Book of Records.Wings on my Sleeve p. 265-268
The list includes only the main aircraft types, for example, Brown flew 14 different marks of Spitfire, but only the basic types are listed here.
A Aeronca Grasshopper Aerospatiale Alouette Aerospatiale Ecureuil Aerospatiale Twin Squirrel Agusta 109 Aichi D3A Airspeed Ambassador Airspeed Envoy Airspeed Horsa Airspeed Oxford Arado Ar 96B Arado Ar 196A Arado Ar 199 Arado Ar 232B Brown, Wings of the Weird & Wonderful, Vol 1, chap. 1 Arado Ar 234B - Blitz Arado Ar 240 Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Auster Aiglet Avro Anson Avro Athena Avro LancasterBrown, Wings of the Weird & Wonderful, Vol 1, chap. 2 Avro Lancastrian Avro Lincoln Avro Manchester Avro Shackleton Avro TudorBrown, Wings of the Weird & Wonderful, Vol 1, chap. 3 Avro Tutor Avro York
B British Aircraft Swallow British Aerospace BAe 125 British Aerospace BAe 146 British Aerospace BAe Hawk Baynes Carrier Wing Beagle B.206 Beagle Pup Beechcraft Baron Beechcraft Bonanza Beechcraft Super King Air Beechcraft Traveller Beechcraft Expediter Bell AH-1 Huey Bell 47 Bell 204 Bell 222 Bell AiracobraBrown, Wings of the Weird & Wonderful, Vol 1, chap. 4 Bell AiracometBrown, Wings of the Weird & Wonderful, Vol 2, chap. 1 Bell HTL-5 Bell Jet Ranger Bell King CobraBrown, Wings of the Weird & Wonderful, Vol 1, chap. 5 Bell Long Ranger Blackburn Beverley Blackburn Botha Blackburn/HSA BuccaneerBrown, Wings of the Navy, chap. 30 Blackburn FirebrandBrown, Wings of the Navy, chap. 12 Blackburn Firecrest Blackburn RocBrown, Wings of the Navy, chap. 2 Blackburn Shark Blackburn Skua Blohm & Voss 138Brown, Wings of the Weird & Wonderful, Vol 1, chap. 6 Blohm & Voss 141BBrown, Wings of the Weird & Wonderful, Vol 1, chap. 7 Blohm & Voss 222 WikingBrown, Wings of the Weird & Wonderful, Vol 1, chap. 8 Boeing Washington Boeing FortressBrown, Wings of the Weird & Wonderful, Vol 2, chap. 2 Boeing Vertol Chinook Boulton Paul Defiant Boulton Paul P.108 Boulton Paul Sea Balliol Brantly B-2 Breguet Alizé Breguet Atlantic Brewster BuffaloBrown, Wings of the Weird & Wonderful, Vol 2, chap. 3 Bristol Beaufighter Bristol Beaufort Bristol Blenheim Bristol Bombay Bristol Brigand Bristol Britannia Bristol Buckingham Bristol Bulldog Bristol Freighter Bristol Sycamore Britten-Norman Islander Bücker Bü 181 Bestmann Bücker Bü 131 Jungmann Bücker Bü 133 JungmeisterBrown, Wings of the Weird & Wonderful, Vol 1, chap. 9 Bücker Bü 180 Student
C CANT Z.1007 Caproni Ca.309misspelt as Caprioni in reference Caproni Ca.311 Caproni Ca.135 Cessna 150 Cessna 177 Cardinal Cessna Skymaster Cessna Skywagon - model not mentioned Chance-Vought F7U CutlassBrown, Wings of the Navy, chap. 19 Chilton D.W.1 Chrislea Ace Comper Swift Consolidated Catalina Consolidated Liberator Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer Convair CV-240-5 Curtiss Commando Curtiss HelldiverBrown, Wings of the Navy, chap. 9 Curtiss Kittyhawk Curtiss Mohawk Curtiss Seamew Curtiss Tomahawk
D Dassault Étendard - Mark not mentioned Dassault Mirage Dassault Mystère de Havilland 86B de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter de Havilland Comet de Havilland Devon de Havilland Don de Havilland Flamingo de Havilland Fox Moth de Havilland Gipsy Moth de Havilland Heron de Havilland Hornet Moth de Havilland Mosquito de Havilland Puss Moth de Havilland Dragon Rapide de Havilland Sea HornetBrown, Wings of the Weird & Wonderful, Vol 1, chap. 11 de Havilland Sea MosquitoBrown, Wings of the Weird & Wonderful, Vol 1, chap. 10 de Havilland Sea VampireBrown, Wings of the Weird & Wonderful, Vol 1, chap. 12 de Havilland Sea VenomBrown, Wings of the Navy, chap. 27 de Havilland Sea Vixen de Havilland SwallowBrown, Wings of the Weird & Wonderful, Vol 1, chap. 14 de Havilland Tiger Moth de Havilland Vampire Dewoitine D.520 DFS 230 DFS Kranich DFS Weihe Dornier Do 17 Dornier Do 18 Dornier Do 24 Dornier Do 26 Dornier Do 27 Dornier Do 217 Dornier Do 335 Pfeil Douglas BostonBrown, Wings of the Weird & Wonderful, Vol 2, chap. 4 Douglas Dakota Douglas SBD DauntlessBrown, Wings of the Navy, chap. 20 Douglas TBD Devastator Douglas A-26 Invader Douglas Skymaster Douglas F3D SkyknightBrown, Wings of the Navy, chap. 21 Douglas Skyraider Druine Turbulent
E Elliotts Newbury Eon Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante English Electric Canberra English Electric Lightning Enstrom F-28 Enstrom Shark ERCO ErcoupeBrown, Wings of the Weird & Wonderful, Vol 1, chap. 15
F Fairchild Argus Fairchild Cornell Fairchild XNQ-1 Fairey III.F Fairey AlbacoreBrown, Wings of the Navy, chap. 3 Fairey BarracudaBrown, Wings of the Navy, chap. 11 Fairey Battle Fairey FireflyBrown, Wings of the Navy, chap. 13 Fairey FulmarBrown, Wings of the Navy, chap. 4 Fairey GannetBrown, Wings of the Weird & Wonderful, Vol 2, chap. 5 Fairey Gordon Fairey Primer Fairey SpearfishBrown, Wings of the Weird & Wonderful, Vol 1, chap. 16 Fairey SwordfishBrown, Wings of the Navy, chap. 1 Fiat BR.20 Cicogna Fiat CR.32 Fiat CR.42 Fiat G.50 Freccia Fieseler Fi 156 Storch Brown, Wings of the Weird & Wonderful, Vol 1, chap. 17 Focke-Wulf Fw 189 Uhu Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor Focke-Wulf Fw 58 Weihe Focke-Wulf Ta 152 Focke-Wulf Ta 154 - Moskito Folland 43/37 Fouga Magister Fournier Milan
G General Aircraft Cygnet General Aircraft Hamilcar General Aircraft Hotspur General Aircraft GAL.56Brown, Wings of the Weird & Wonderful, Vol 1, chap. 18 Gloster E.28/39Brown, Wings of the Weird & Wonderful, Vol 1, chap. 19 Gloster GauntletBrown, Wings of the Weird & Wonderful, Vol 1, chap. 20 Gloster Gladiator Gloster Javelin Gloster MeteorBrown, Wings of the Weird & Wonderful, Vol 1, chap. 21 Gloster Sea Meteor Gotha Go 244 Grumman Ag Cat Grumman Albatross Grumman AvengerBrown, Wings of the Navy, chap. 10 Grumman F8F BearcatBrown, Wings of the Weird & Wonderful, Vol 1, chap. 22Brown, Wings of the Navy, chap. 5 Grumman F9F CougarBrown, Wings of the Weird & Wonderful, Vol 2, chap. 6 Grumman GooseBrown, Wings of the Weird & Wonderful, Vol 2, chap. 9 Grumman AF GuardianBrown, Wings of the Navy, chap. 24 Grumman Hellcat Grumman F9F PantherBrown, Wings of the Navy, chap. 18 Grumman F7F TigercatBrown, Wings of the Weird & Wonderful, Vol 1, chap. 23 Grumman Widgeon Grumman Wildcat
H Handley Page Gugnunc Handley Page Halifax Handley Page HampdenBrown, Wings of the Weird & Wonderful, Vol 2, chap. 7 Handley Page Hastings Handley Page Hermes Handley Page Marathon Handley Page Sparrow Hawker Fury (biplane) Hawker Hart Hawker Hector Hawker Henley Hawker Hunter Hawker HurricaneBrown, Wings of the Navy, chap. 7 Hawker Nimrod Hawker Osprey Hawker P.1040Brown, Wings of the Weird & Wonderful, Vol 2, chap. 8 Hawker P.1052Brown, Wings of the Weird & Wonderful, Vol 1, chap. 25 Hawker Siddeley P.1127 - Harrier forerunner Hawker Sea FuryBrown, Wings of the Weird & Wonderful, Vol 1, chap. 24 Hawker Sea Hawk Hawker Siddeley HS 748 Hawker Siddeley Gnat Hawker Tempest Hawker Typhoon Heinkel He 111 Heinkel He 115 Heinkel He 162 Spatz Heinkel He 177 Greif Heinkel He 219 Uhu Henschel Hs 123 Henschel Hs 129 Heston Phoenix Hiller HTE Hitachi T.2 Horten H.IVBrown, Wings of the Weird & Wonderful, Vol 1, chap. 26 Hughes 300 Hughes 500 Hunting Percival Jet Provost Hunting Percival Provost
I Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik Ilyushin Il-4
J Jodel Ambassadeur Jodel Club Jodel Excellence - effectively the same aircraft as the Ambassadeur Jodel Grand Tourisme - effectively the same aircraft as the Mascaret Jodel Mascaret Jodel Mousqetaire Junkers Ju 52 Junkers Ju 86 Junkers Ju 87 Stuka Junkers Ju 188Brown, Wings of the Weird & Wonderful, Vol 2, chap. 10 Junkers Ju 290Brown, Wings of the Weird & Wonderful, Vol 2, chap. 11 Junkers Ju 352 Junkers Ju 388
K Kamov Ka-26 Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien/Tony Klemm Kl 25 Klemm Kl 26 Klemm Kl 27 Klemm Kl 35D
L Lavochkin La-7 Le Vier Cosmic Wind Ling-Temco-Vought F-8 Crusader Lockheed Constellation Lockheed Electra - Model not mentioned Lockheed C-130 Hercules Lockheed Hudson Lockheed P-38 LightningBrown, Wings of the Weird & Wonderful, Vol 2, chap. 12 Lockheed P2V Neptune Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star Lockheed F-104 Starfighter Lockheed Ventura Luton Minor
M Macchi C.202 Macchi C.205 Martin-Baker MB 5Brown, Wings of the Weird & Wonderful, Vol 1, chap. 27 Martin Baltimore Martin MarauderBrown, Wings of the Weird & Wonderful, Vol 2, chap. 13 MBB Bo 105 McDonnell F2H Banshee McDonnell Douglas A-4 Skyhawk McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II (F4-K and FGA-1 Variants)Brown, Wings of the Navy, chap. 31 Messerschmitt Bf 108 Taifun Messerschmitt Bf 109 Messerschmitt Bf 110 Messerschmitt Me 163A & B Komet - Me 163B flown under powerWings on my Sleeve p. 105-106 Messerschmitt Me 262 Messerschmitt Me 410 Hornisse Brown, Wings of the Weird & Wonderful, Vol 2, chap. 14 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 Mil Mi-1 Mil Mi-2 Mil Mi-4 Miles M.18 Miles M.20Brown, Wings of the Weird & Wonderful, Vol 1, chap. 28 Miles M.28 Miles M.38 Messenger Miles M.48 Miles Aerovan Miles FalconBrown, Wings of the Weird & Wonderful, Vol 1, chap. 30 Miles Gemini Miles Hawk Miles Hobby Miles LibellulaBrown, Wings of the Weird & Wonderful, Vol 1, chap. 29 Miles Magister Miles Martinet Miles Master Miles Mentor Miles Mohawk Miles Monarch Miles Monitor Miles Sparrowhawk Mitsubishi G4M (Betty) Mitsubishi Ki-46 (Dinah) Mitsubishi A6M (Zero or Zeke)Brown, Wings of the Weird & Wonderful, Vol 2, chap. 15 Mooney M20 Morane-Saulnier M.S.406 Morane-Saulnier Paris Morane-Saulnier Rallye Muntz Youngman-Baynes
N N.S.F.K. SG 38 Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate (Frank) Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa (Oscar) Noorduyn Norseman Nord N.262A Nord Noralpha Nord Pingouin North American Harvard North American Mitchell North American MustangBrown, Wings of the Weird & Wonderful, Vol 2, chap. 16 North American SabreBrown, Wings of the Weird & Wonderful, Vol 2, chap. 17 (& FJ-2 Fury Naval Version)Brown, Wings of the Navy, chap. 25 North American AJ SavageBrown, Wings of the Weird & Wonderful, Vol 2, chap. 18 North American F-100 Super Sabre North American T-6 Texan Northrop Gamma Commercial Northrop P-61 Black WidowBrown, Wings of the Weird & Wonderful, Vol 2, chap. 19 Northrop F-5
O Orličan L-40 Meta Sokol
P Percival Gull Percival Pembroke Percival Prentice Percival Proctor Percival Q6 Percival Vega Gull Petlyakov Pe-2 Piaggio P.136 Piaggio P.166 Piasecki Retriever Piel Emeraude Pilatus Porter Piper Apache Piper Aztec Piper Comanche Piper Cub Piper Cub Special 90 Piper Grasshopper Piper Navajo Piper Pawnee Piper Seneca Piper Supercruiser Piper Tripacer Piper Cherokee Pitts Special Polikarpov I-15 Polikarpov I-16 Portsmouth Aerocar Major
R Reggiane Re.2000 Reggiane Re.2001 Reid & Sigrist DesfordBrown, Wings of the Weird & Wonderful, Vol 2, chap. 20 Republic Seabee Republic P-43 Lancer Republic Thunderbolt Republic F-84 Thunderjet Republic F-84F Thunderstreak Robin Royale Robinson R22 Rollason Condor Ryan Fireball
S Saab 21 Saab 29 Tunnan Saab 32 Lansen Saab 91 Safir Saab 105 Saro P.531 Saunders-Roe Skeeter Saunders-Roe SR.A/1Brown, Wings of the Weird & Wonderful, Vol 2, chap. 21 Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 - Sparviero Savoia-Marchetti SM.82 Savoia-Marchetti SM.95 Scheibe Motorspatz Schmetz Olympia-Meise Schneider Baby Grunau Scottish Aviation Bulldog Scottish Aviation Pioneer Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer Short S.31 - ½-scale flying test version of Stirling Brown, Wings of the Weird & Wonderful, Vol 2, chap. 22 Short Sealand