History of flight: How aviation pioneer Preston Watson sacrificed seagulls to save humans
Tayside aviation pioneer Preston Watson in 1915.
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It’s 65 years since Dundee aviation pioneer Preston Watson’s habit of killing seagulls and conducting trials on their corpses was exposed. But was this a cruel act or a necessary evil which ultimately helped saved millions of lives?
The story of Tayside aviation trailblazer Preston Watson is surrounded in myth and legend.