Colin Brown (aviator)
| Colin Peter Brown | |
|---|---|
| Born |
20 December 1898 Langside, Scotland |
| Died | 19 October 1965 (aged 66) |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
|
| Service/branch |
 Royal Navy (1917–18) Royal Air Force (1918–54) |
| Years of service | 1917–1954 |
| Rank | Air Vice Marshal |
| Commands held |
RAF Catterick (1937–38) No. 26 Squadron (1935–37) |
| Battles/wars |
First World War Second World War |
| Awards |
Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Flying Cross & Bar Croix de guerre (France) |
Air Vice Marshal Colin Peter Brown CB, CBE, DFC & Bar (20 December 1898 – 19 October 1965) was a Scottish officer who began his career in the Royal Naval Air Service during the First World War, before transferring to the Royal Air Force (RAF). A flying ace credited with 14 aerial victories, he remained in the RAF and served throughout the Second World War, retiring in 1954.
Brown was born in Langside, Glasgow, and was educated at Dulwich College, London.
He entered the Royal Naval Air Service as a probationary flight officer on 28 January 1917, and was commissioned as a flight sub-lieutenant on 13 June. He was posted to the Seaplane Defence Flight, a unit created to defend the seaplanes which operated out of Dunkirk, flying the Sopwith Camel. His first aerial victory came on 13 November 1917 when he destroyed an Albatros D.V east of Nieuport, but it was another five months before he gained a second victory, forcing down another Albatros D.V over Uitkerke on 27 April 1918. In between these two victories, on 15 January 1918 the Seaplane Defence Flight had been renamed No. 13 (Naval) Squadron, and on 1 April 1918 it became No. 213 Squadron, Royal Air Force.
Brown was granted a commission as a second lieutenant in the RAF on 3 July 1918. He was soon promoted to lieutenant, and on 9 August was appointed acting-captain while serving as a flight commander.
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