F. W. Winterbotham

F. W. Winterbotham
F.W. Winterbotham in Royal Flying Corps uniform
Birth nameFrederick William Winterbotham
Born(1897-04-16)16 April 1897
Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
Died28 January 1990(1990-01-28) (aged 92)
Blandford, Dorset, England
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service / branch British Army
 Royal Air Force
Years of service1914–1918, 1939–1946
RankGroup Captain
Battles / warsWorld War I World War II
AwardsCommander of the British Empire (CBE)
Other work
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Frederick William Winterbotham CBE (16 April 1897 – 28 January 1990) was a British Royal Air Force officer (latterly a Group Captain) who during World War II supervised the distribution of Ultra intelligence. His book The Ultra Secret was the first popular account of Ultra to be published in Britain.