TITLE

The Dashing Aviator Who Duped the Nazis

AUTHOR(S)

Budiansky, Stephen

PUB. DATE

February 2009

SOURCE

World War II;Feb/Mar2009, Vol. 23 Issue 6, p21

SOURCE TYPE

Periodical

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

The article features aviator Sidney Cotton. In the First World War he repeatedly clashed with his commanders in the Royal Flying Corps until forced to resign his commission in 1917. Early in 1939 he had a new venture: the Aeronautical Research and Sales Corporation. Piloting his own Lockheed 12A airliner, Cotton embarked on a series of flights around Europe and the Mediterranean. With the outbreak of war, Cotton was placed in charge of the British Royal Air Force's photoreconnaissance unit, where he continued his blend of innovation and insubordination.

ACCESSION #

36294393

Tags: COTTO, Sidney;  AIR pilots;  WORLD War, 1914-1918;  AERONAUTICS -- Flights;  PHOTOGRAPHIC reconnaissance systems;  GREAT Britain. Royal Air Force

 

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