The man was a legend, where do I start ?
Perhaps with a quote from Neil Armstrong,
" Eric Brown is the finest pilot I have ever met"
He flew more aircraft than anyone else,
he was the first person to land a jet aircraft on an aircraft carrier,
he interviewed Luftwaffe commander Herman Goering at the end of WW2,
He flew the ME262 jet, the Gloster Meteor, the De Havilland Vampire and Mosquito both of these on and off of aircraft carriers the Arado 234 twin and four engined jet reconnaissance/bombers, the Me163 rocket interceptor and so much more,
A tiny man with the stature of a giant, we will not see his like again,
Goodbye sir and thank you.
RIP.Shaun.
Among his scarcely credible record breaking ventures, he found time to be a Spitfire test pilot, and then felt it necessary to test the Spit in combat too, almost out of sheer curiosity.... 
Just how many childhood dreams would that have fulfilled? Per Ardua Ad astra..
well said! 