Sidcot fought a war within a war

Sidcot fought a war within a war

Air Mail newspaper. On the left a biography of Sidney Cotton highlighting pioneering work on air reconnaissance. Main article covers the war time career of Sidney Cotton and his air photographs of Germany obtained prewar as a civilian. Goes on to describe the formation of the Sidcot unit with a Spitfire for reconnaissance work which was then transferred to the navy and Cotton's subsequent fight to reverse this. Contains three photographs. 1- Sidney Cotton as a wing commander with Air Chief Marshall Sir Arthur Barrett. 2 - Sidney Cotton's Lockheed 12 a, 3 - a DH 14 a in which Sidney Cotton hoped to be the first man to fly from Britain to Australia.

1957-11

1957-12

One newspaper page

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