Colin Terry
Royal Air Force officer (1943–2025)
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Air Marshal Sir Colin George Terry, KBE, CB, DL, FREng (8 August 1943 – 9 February 2025) was a senior Royal Air Force officer.
Sir Colin Terry | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 August 1943 |
| Died | 9 February 2025 (aged 81) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Air Force |
| Service years | 1965–1999 |
| Rank | Air Marshal |
| Commands | Logistics Command (1997–99) |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath |
RAF career
Educated at Imperial College London, Terry joined the Royal Air Force in 1965.[1] He went on to be Director-General of Support Management in 1993,[2] Chief of Staff at Logistics Command in 1995[3] and Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief at Logistics Command in 1997 before retiring in 1999.[4] He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1995 Birthday Honours.[5]
Later life and career
In retirement Terry became President of the Council of the Royal Aeronautical Society and Chairman of the Engineering Council.[1] He also became Chairman of Meggitt and deputy lieutenant of Buckinghamshire.[6] He was also appointed a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2001.[7]
Terry was chairman of Centronic, a nuclear industry engineering company, between July 2016 and July 2018.[8]
Terry was appointed Chairman of BOXARR, a software business, in 2017.[9]
Terry died on 9 February 2025.[10]