Memorial: M3895

Statue at Edinburgh Airport commemorating Captain Eric Melrose Brown RN d. 1918

Location

Edinburgh Airport, Midlothian, Scotland

Transcript

'Captain Eric 'Winkle' Melrose Brown /CBE, DSC, AFC, MA Hons. FReS, RN'

Details

Description: Full length statue, striding pose in 1930's flying kit.
Type: Statue
Materials: Bronze
Date Erected: 2018
Artists: David Annand

People

Brown, Eric Melrose
Age: 97
Date of Death: 2/7/2018
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Captain
Organisation: Fleet Air Arm

Extra

Bibliography: 'Navy News' March 2019
Recorder: Patricia Barber

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