Colin Terry

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	(1943-08-08)8 August 1943
Died	9 February 2025(2025-02-09) (aged 81)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	Royal Air Force
Years of service	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]