Air Marshal Sir Colin George Terry, (8 August 1943 – 9 February 2025) was a senior

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officer.

RAF career

Educated at

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, Terry joined the Royal Air Force in 1965.Biography
Imperial College, London He went on to be Director-General of Support Management in 1993, Chief of Staff at Logistics Command in 1995 and Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief at Logistics Command in 1997 before retiring in 1999. He was appointed a Knight Commander of the

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in the 1995 Birthday Honours.

Later life and career

In retirement Terry became President of the Council of the

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and Chairman of the

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. He also became Chairman of

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and deputy lieutenant of

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. He was also appointed a

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of the

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in 2001. Terry was chairman of ''Centronic'', a nuclear industry engineering company, between July 2016 and July 2018. Terry was appointed Chairman of ''BOXARR'', a software business, in 2017. Terry died on 9 February 2025.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Terry, Colin 1943 births 2025 deaths Alumni of Imperial College London Royal Air Force air marshals Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companions of the Order of the Bath Deputy lieutenants of Buckinghamshire