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| url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1342371/MI6-agents-pre-war-spy-plane-is-for-sale.html}}</ref> | | url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1342371/MI6-agents-pre-war-spy-plane-is-for-sale.html}}</ref> [[F.W. Winterbotham]] worked with him, as did, later on, [[R.V. Jones]]. | ||
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Revision as of 10:07, 11 February 2011
Sydney Cotton (1894-1969) was an Australian-born aviation pioneer and adventurer. He developed British Photographic Reconnaissance Unit, originally working for the Secret Intelligence Service after the Royal Air Force initially decided there was no need to take photographs of Germany before the Second World War. He flew weapons into Pakistan and other crisis areas after the war.
Early aviation
World War II
The Secret Intelligence Service supported his clandestine photographic operations in 1939, beginning with overflights of Italian colonies in Africa and later over Germany. Landing in Germany , he was introducd to Hermann Goering, head of the Luftwaffe. anding at Berlin's Tempelhof airport.[1] F.W. Winterbotham worked with him, as did, later on, R.V. Jones.
References
- ↑ Michael Smith (12 June 2000), "MI6 agent's pre-war spy plane is for sale", Telegraph (UK)