The life and times of an RAF Lossiemouth legend are being celebrated in a new documentary film.
Eric Brown, who has been hailed as “Britain’s greatest living aviator”, was station commander at the Moray airbase from 1967 to 1970.
He remains a lasting influence at the station, where his efforts on its behalf are cherished in an on-site museum.
A world renowned test pilot, Mr Brown holds the record for the most types of aircraft flown, clocking up an amazing 487 in his logbook.
And he carried out a military landmark when he became the first person to land a jet on an aircraft carrier in 1945.
Now aged 96, the former Lossiemouth chief has reflected on his extraordinary life story for a documentary film.
Production company Quanta Films pieced together the Leith-born pilot’s personal history for the project – which sheds new light on his time at Moray’s RAF base.
Filmmaker Nicholas Jones said: “Eric Brown is Britain’s greatest living aviator, if not the world’s, and he had a very strong affinity with RAF Lossiemouth.
“He served there for a period in the 1950s before returning to take over as station commander in the late 1960s.
“He is a Scottish and British national hero, and nobody will ever fly as many aircraft as he has.”
This Monday will mark the 70th anniversary of Mr Brown landing a de Havilland Mosquito plane onto the deck of the HMS Indefatigable jet carrier.
That proved to be the first of many such feats for the decorated airman, who went on to achieve a world record by performing more than 2,400 aircraft carrier landings.
In 2009, Mr Brown returned to RAF Lossiemouth as the guest of honour at a dinner the base held to remember the Battle of Britain.
He toured the grounds of the airfield and visited the on-site museum, which contains several exhibits commemorating his time at its helm.
He later gave a stirring speech to station personnel, documenting the airborne heroics he and pilots like him performed against invading Luftwaffe aircraft during World War II.
More information about the DVD celebrating his life can be found at www.quantafilms.com