Colin McMullen
Australian-born Royal Air Force officer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Air Commodore Colin Campbell McMullen, CBE, AFC (27 August 1908 – 17 February 1954) was an Australian-born Royal Air Force (RAF) officer. McMullen was educated in Sydney, and commissioned as an officer in the RAF after moving to the United Kingdom in 1931. During World War II he commanded two flying squadrons, as well as an air station. He continued to serve after the war and was appointed to command a group shortly before his death in 1954.
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Colin C. McMullen | |
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Born | (1908-08-27)27 August 1908 Summer Hill, New South Wales, Australia |
Died | 17 February 1954(1954-02-17) (aged 45) Hungerford, United Kingdom |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Air Force |
Years of service | 1931–54 |
Rank | Air Commodore |
Commands held | No. 81 Group (1954) RAF Bardney (c. 1944) No. 109 Squadron (c. 1941) No. 79 Squadron (1939–40) |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Air Force Cross Mentioned in Despatches (2) |
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