ERIC "WINKLE" BROWN: The World's First Jet Carrier Landing (Restored Footage) This video and rare raw interview explore the death-defying, world-first jet aircraft carrier landing, accomplished by legendary test pilot Eric "Winkle" Brown on December 3, 1945. * Lesser-Known Facts: * No Hook: The first landings were "un-arrested," meaning Brown landed the jet on the deck using only its brakes, just like on a runway. This was done to prove the jet's handling was stable enough before attempting a fu

ERIC “WINKLE” BROWN: The World’s First Jet Carrier Landing (Restored Footage) This video and rare raw interview explore the death-defying, world-first jet aircraft carrier landing, accomplished by legendary test pilot Eric “Winkle” Brown on December 3, 1945. * Lesser-Known Facts: * No Hook: The first landings were “un-arrested,” meaning Brown landed the jet on the deck using only its brakes, just like on a runway. This was done to prove the jet’s handling was stable enough before attempting a fu

In this sobering reflection from The Ready Room Podcast, WWII veteran Lieutenant Commander Clyde “Cash” Barber recounts the tragic loss of the first PBY Catalina crew deployed to Guadalcanal in support of the U.S. Marines. At 09:30 AM, the crew sent a final distress call—under attack by a Japanese Zero floatplane—before vanishing without a trace. Despite extensive search efforts, no wreckage was ever found. It wasn’t until years after the war that the truth came to light: the crew had been shot

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