Colin Terry
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Air Marshal
Sir Colin George Terry KBE
CB
DL
(born 1943) is a retired Royal Air Force
officer.
, Terry joined the Royal Air Force in 1965. He went on to be Director-General of Support Management in 1993, Chief of Staff at RAF Logistics Command
in 1995 and Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief at RAF Logistics Command in 1997 before retiring in 1999.
In retirement he became President of the Council of the Royal Aeronautical Society
and Chairman of the Engineering Council. He also became Chairman of Meggitt
and Deputy Lieutenant
of Buckinghamshire
.
Air Marshal
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Sir Colin George Terry KBE
Order of the British Empire
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CB
Order of the Bath
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DL
Deputy Lieutenant
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(born 1943) is a retired Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
officer.
RAF career
Educated at Imperial College LondonImperial College London
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, Terry joined the Royal Air Force in 1965. He went on to be Director-General of Support Management in 1993, Chief of Staff at RAF Logistics Command
RAF Logistics Command
The Royal Air Force's Logistics Command was a command formed to provide logistics support for the RAF.-History:The Command was formed on 1 April 1994 and its role was to provide logistics support to the RAF...
in 1995 and Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief at RAF Logistics Command in 1997 before retiring in 1999.
In retirement he became President of the Council of the Royal Aeronautical Society
Royal Aeronautical Society
The Royal Aeronautical Society, also known as the RAeS, is a multidisciplinary professional institution dedicated to the global aerospace community.-Function:...
and Chairman of the Engineering Council. He also became Chairman of Meggitt
Meggitt
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and Deputy Lieutenant
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
of Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury, the largest town in the ceremonial county is Milton Keynes and largest town in the non-metropolitan county is High Wycombe....
.