Sir Colin Scragg
Born8 September 1908
Died5 April 1989
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Air Force
RankAir Vice Marshal
Commands heldNo. 166 Squadron
No. 23 Group
Battles/warsSecond World War
AwardsKnight 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

  1. "No. 34490". The London Gazette. 8 March 1938. p. 1511.
  2. 1 2 "Air Vice Marshal C. Scragg". Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  3. "Senior RAF appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 28 June 2020.
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