C. C. Mitchell
Scottish mechanical engineer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the army colonel "Mad Mitch", see Colin Mitchell.
Commander Colin Campbell Mitchell FRSE MIME OBE (1904–21 January 1969) was a Scottish mechanical engineer also with a very prominent service record in the Royal Navy. He was the inventor of the Aircraft catapult and Aircraft arresting gear used on aircraft carriers.[1] He was usually referred to as Commander C. C. Mitchell.