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Last Plane Out of Berlin (1999)

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Clip description

Australian aviator Sidney Cotton was given a special unit in wartime Britain to photograph German installations and activities. Air Chief Marshal Sir Cyril Newall and future James Bond author Ian Fleming, who was then personal assistant to the Director of Naval Intelligence, gave Cotton a free hand to run the unit. Ralph Barker recalls the time.

Curator’s notes

Cotton is the Australian larrikin who got results but upset the establishment.