The later book discussion returns to Brown's experience with captured German aircraft after the Second World War. Brown could familiarize himself quickly with unfamiliar jets and the rocket-powered Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet. In the remembered episode, he gets into the Komet and takes off while Soviet personnel shout, removing the aircraft before they can claim it. The anecdote makes this a precise watch point on both Brown's test-pilot confidence and the urgency surrounding Allied examination of German aviation technology.
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Eric Brown flying the captured Me 163 Komet
The stream recalls Brown rapidly familiarizing himself with captured German aircraft and flying the rocket-powered Me 163 Komet before Soviet personnel could take it.