| Accession Number | 3DRL/6423 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 0.2M |
| Object type | Papers, Letter, Photograph, Manuscript |
| Maker |
Cotton, Frederick Sidney |
| Date made | 1938-1968 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM315 749/022/016 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction. |
Cotton, Frederick Sidney (Wing Commander, b.1894 - d.1969) OBE
Description
Correspondence, papers and photographs relating to Wing Commander Sidney Cotton's pre war and wartime experiences with the Photographic Development Unit (PDU). Notes include subjects such as reorganising the PDU and the RAF, as well as design requirements for high speed reconnaissance planes. Correspondents include Lord Beaverbrook, Lord Dowding, Ernest Bevin, Sir Sholto Douglass, Clement Atlee, Geoffrey Tuttle and others. Included are numerous reconnaissance photographs taken over occupied Europe, accompanied by notes and diagrams.