Records
He flew aircraft from Britain, the United States, Germany, Italy and Japan and is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as holding the record for flying the greatest number of different aircraft. The official record is 487, but only includes basic types. For example Captain Brown flew several versions of the Spitfire and Seafire and although these versions are very different they only appear once in the list.
Due to the special circumstances involved, he doesn't think that this record will ever be beaten.
Read more about this topic: Eric Brown (pilot)
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