The 101st Entry Home Page

Bob Beaver Entry Coordinator

Haf Mann 2010 Reunion Organiser

Maurice Neal Web Master

Bob Jones Church Window Project

How it started

On May 9th 1962 119 keen young hopefuls arrived from all around the world arrived at Halton, they included members from the West Indies, Kenya and also included three Royal Malaysian Air Force Apprentices. Together they took ‘The Queens Shilling’ and became members of the 101st Entry of Aircraft Apprentices at The No .1 School of Technical Training, R.A.F. Halton.

This was rapidly followed by a trip to the barber and the issuing of uniforms and ‘Initial Training Weeks’ I am sure that the drill instructors that yelled, screamed and sometimes praised would have told you, that it was they made the Entry into what they became ...SECOND TO NONE

Three years later and after a lot of hard hours of classrooms, workshops and great comradeship , on April 14th 1965, 110 members graduated,11 members were recommended for commissions, tragically K.D. Chester who was to go on to Cranwell as a Navigator was killed in an accident the day after graduation.

During the three year period four members had been discharged as ‘unable to maintain the standard of training’, three had left for medical reasons and one was in hospital during the final exams. One lucky member of the 100th Entry joined the 101st after a serious illness.

The remaining 110 went on to fulfil many varied careers.

Help us fill in the missing first names on the Entry list.

If you can add a name E-mail Maurice

To add a name click here

The 2010 Triennial and 101st Entry Reunion is on

25th September.

The programme for Sunday is now on the ‘Reunion’ page

Follow the arrow to the Reunion Page

“Electricity is really just organized lightning.”
George Carlin

Today

Bob Jones suggested that an interactive chat page where messages and information could be easily exchanged would be a handy addition to the web site.

So we now have a site at Yahoo Groups called 101st Entry You may experience a short delay between signing up and being able to post messages on the site as all applications for membership have to be approved. Click Here to Join or Visit the site.

Photos Needed

Gentlemen as I am unable to attend the reunion this year, please send me your photos of the three events taking place during the reunion weekend. If you could send them in jpg format and as large as you can, my download speed is quite fast and it would make editing them for the web site so much easier.

Also a written report on any or all three of the events from anyone attending would be greatly appreciated

THANKS IN ADVANCE Just click here for a link

The Future

101 Site

Those Attending the Reunion

Haf has requested that anyone who has not selected their choice from the Reunion Menu contact him with their selection

If anyone has an idea or suggestion of anything they would like to see on this site. Please let Maurice know using the link below .

Maurice