Colin Scragg
Sir Colin Scragg | |
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Born | 8 September 1908 |
Died | 5 April 1989 |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Air Force |
Rank | Air Vice Marshal |
Commands held | No. 166 Squadron No. 23 Group |
Battles/wars | Second World War |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Air Force Cross & Bar |
Air Vice Marshal Sir Colin Scragg, KBE, CB, AFC & Bar (8 September 1908 – 5 April 1989) was a senior Royal Air Force officer.
RAF career[]
Scragg was commissioned from the rank of flight sergeant on 24 February 1938.[1] He served in the Second World War as officer commanding, No. 166 Squadron from December 1943 before being shot down over Germany and becoming a prisoner of war in January 1944.[2]
After the war he became Deputy Director of Operational Requirements in 1950, Director of Operational Requirements in November 1955 and Air Officer Commanding, No. 23 Group in December 1958.[3] His last appointment was as Deputy Controller Aircraft at the Ministry of Aviation in 1960 before retiring in September 1964.[2]
References[]
- ^ "No. 34490". The London Gazette. 8 March 1938. p. 1511.
- ^ a b "Air Vice Marshal C. Scragg". Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ "Senior RAF appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 28 June 2020.
Categories:
- 1908 births
- 1989 deaths
- Royal Air Force air marshals
- Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Companions of the Order of the Bath
- Recipients of the Air Force Cross (United Kingdom)