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Radio Somerset,9 mins

The legend of Eric Brown and the Sea Vampire

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In 1945, aviation history was made by a pilot named Eric ‘Winkle’ Brown and an aircraft called the Sea Vampire, which is on display at the Fleet Air Arm Museum in Yeovilton. Simon Parkin went to see the plane and spoke to their Principle Conservator - Dave Morris.

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