In 1941, famed Royal Naval Fleet Air Arm pilot Eric “Winkle” Brown was returning home after a mission to protect British convoys in Gibraltar from the Germans when a shell smashed through his windshield and a large piece of glass came into his mouth.

Concussed, Brown began to fade out of consciousness. Fortunately, however, his wing leader talked to him during the entire trip, urging him to stay awake and alive. If he had closed his eyes, he recalled: (QUOTE) “that would have been that.”

The whole time, his leader made an effort to keep him going. Barely conscious, the extraordinary pilot seemed to be doing exactly what he was told to with his aircraft. Under the expert direction of his superior, Brown managed to land on the deck of a friendly carrier, although he didn’t remember the incident at all.

Out of action, Brown returned home to recover from his injuries. When he woke up, he was shocked to learn that the aircraft that had almost ended his life had been an airliner: the FockeWulf Fw 200 Condor.

Resolved to take it down, the young pilot devoted himself to studying the German design closely. But he soon realized that it had no blindspots except for one…




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