Colin Scragg

Air Vice Marshal Sir Colin Scragg, KBE, CB, AFC & Bar (8 September 1908 – 5 April 1989) was a senior Royal Air Force officer.

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

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]

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References

  1. "No. 34490". The London Gazette. 8 March 1938. p. 1511.
  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.
Military offices
Preceded by
Henry Graham
Air Officer Commanding No. 23 Group
1958–1960
Succeeded by
William Coles
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