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3000th Episode of Desert Island Discs to Feature WW2 Veteran

Captain Eric 'Winkle' Brown, a former Royal Navy test pilot, is to appear on the 3000th edition of Raidio 4's Desert Island Discs programme. The Veteran is the Fleet Air Arm's most decorated pilot. 

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