Dage Turners

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A Pilot at Wimbledon, ACM Sir Brian Burnett, Blenheim Press, 198pp, illus, hbk, ￡19.95 - To celebrate his 96th birthday, ACM Sir Brian Burnett has published his autobiography.rnAfter a highly distinguished career in the RAF;rnculminating in his appointment as Commander-in-Chief of all three services in the Far East, he became chairman of the All England Lawn Tennis Club and presided over the Wimbledon championships for a decade. In November 1938, Sir Brian was one of the pilots on the epic non-stop flight from Egypt to Darwin made by Vickers Wellesleys. He commanded a bomberrnsquadron during the war and afterwards played a prominent role in the development of the RAF's nuclear capability.