Seeing the various photos of the French Electra is a great reminder that the U.K really needs an example! Sidney Cotton and his work with the type really
gave the U.K a head start in the photo reconnnaisance fight against Germany.
Surely the former Cotton machine still flying in the U.S should be targeted
by a U.K museum/collection ?
By: Willow - 12th July 2004 at 23:30
I seem to remember the aeroplane in the US being registered N12EJ and being up for sale in an airworthy condition a couple of years ago. It is the original G-AFTL as opposed to the example at Legends which was originally G-AGTL although both ARE original Cotton aircraft.
Willow
By: David Burke - 12th July 2004 at 22:07
I believe your right JDK . Certainly the U.S machine was used by Cotton prewar and still has some of the features he installed.
It would have been a nice tribute to his work if it (the Electra) could have flown in formation with a couple of PR Spitfires.
By: JDK - 12th July 2004 at 22:03
Er… IIRC, the example at Leg Ends was owned by the great Aussie (after the war?)
But it seems at times thet Sidney owned all the survivors – rather like “Byron Slept Here” … and “here” and “here”. (Not that he ‘slept’ much.)
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