Geboortedatum:

7 februari 1916 (Market Rasen/Lincolnshire, Groot-Brittannië)

Overlijdensdatum:

7 februari 1983 (Yeovil/Somerset, Groot-Brittannië)

Dienstnummer:

565570 (NCO) / 49680 (Officer)

Nationaliteit:

Britse (1801-heden, Koninkrijk)

Bevorderingen:
1938: Sergeant;
?: Warrant Officer;
19 mei 1942: Pilot Officer on probation (emergency);
19 november 1942: Flying Officer on probation (war subs.);
19 mei 1944: Flight Lieutenant (war subs.);
6 juni 1946: Flying Officer;
1 juli 1946: Flight Lieutenant (seniority 19 november 1945);
1 januari 1953: Squadron Leader;
1 juli 1960: Wing Commander.

Loopbaan:
?: Macaulay St School, Grimsby;
?: Wintringham Secondary School, Grimsby;
september 1931: Apprentice, RAF Halton;
juli 1934: Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment (MAEE);
maart 1936: No. 24 Squadron, Hendon;
?: No. 3 Flying Training School;'
1938: No. 80 Squadron;
1938: No. 33 Squadron;
1941: Instructor No. 71 Operational Training Unit;
september 1942: Test Pilot No. 139 Maintenance Unit, Khartoum;
maart 1943: Ministry of Aircraft Production;
mei 1943: No. 1 Air Armament Training School;
?: Headquarters, Fighter Command;
?: Headquarters, No. 11 Group;
?: Headquarters, No. 70 Group;
?: Hornchurch;
december 1943: Headquarters, No. 38 Group;
februari 1944: No. 150 Airfield;
maart 1945: No. 54 Operational Training Unit, Charter;
mei 1945: No. 128 Wing;
mei 1945 - augustus 1945: RAF Fighter Wing, Gardermoen, Norway;
?: No. 3 APS, Hawkinge;
maart 1946: AHQ, Athens, Greece;
november 1946: MEDME Communications Squadron, Helopolis, Egypt;
januari 1947: No. 1 EAAS, Manby;
?: Armament Specialist, Ministry of Supply;
september 1949: RAF Lyneham;
?: RAF Staff College, Andover;
maart 1951: HQ, Technical Training Command;
december 1951: RAF Technical College;
augustus 1952: A & AEE, Boscombe Down;
april 1956: HQ, Task Force "Grapple";
?: No. 160 Wing, Christmas Island;
?: P & EE, Pendine;
?: Air Ministry;
januari 1964: Chief Armaments Officer, FEAF, Changi, Singapore;
1966: Headquarters, Bomber Command;
april 1968: Headquarters, Strike Command;
?: RAF Liaison Officer, Portland Naval Base;
7 februari 1971: Pensioen.

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Periode:

Tweede Wereldoorlog (1939-1945)

Rang:

Warrant Officer (Vaandrig)

Eenheid:

No. 33 Squadron, Royal Air Force

Toegekend op:

7 april 1942

Aanbeveling:
W/O Cottingham heeft sinds december 1938 bij deze eenheid gediend en heeft deelgenomen aan operaties tegen de vijand in Griekenland en de Westelijke Woestijn.
Sinds het begin van de oorlog in het Midden-Oosten heeft hij 14 vijandelijke vliegtuigen vernietigd. Hij heeft altijd de grootste vastberadenheid en plichtsbesef getoond.

LG 35514/1557 (7 April 1942).

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