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Sidney Cotton

Australian inventor, photographer and aviator (1894-1969) · Australia · Artists · Died at 74

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Frederick Sidney Cotton was an Australian inventor, photographer and aviation and photography pioneer, responsible for developing and promoting an early colour film process, and largely responsible for the development of photographic reconnaissance before and during World War II.

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A 1940-pattern RAF "Sidcot" flying suit, National Air and Space MuseumA 1940-pattern RAF "Sidcot" flying suit, National Air and Space MuseumG-AFEL, the Lockheed 12A Electra used by Cotton for his espionage flights, photographed in 2025G-AFEL, the Lockheed 12A Electra used by Cotton for his espionage flights, photographed in 2025Sidney Cotton's postwar Lockheed 12ASidney Cotton's postwar Lockheed 12A

Awards

Officer of the Order of the British Empire

About this person

Frederick Sidney Cotton was an Australian inventor, photographer and aviation and photography pioneer, responsible for developing and promoting an early colour film process, and largely responsible for the development of photographic reconnaissance before and during World War II. He numbered among his close friends George Eastman, Ian Fleming and Winston Churchill.

Country
Australia
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1894 to 1969 · aged 74

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