98th Entry Halton Apprentices

The Haltonian magazine dropped through the letter box in the last few days and an article inside refers to the RAF Central Church, St Clement Danes. The church is otherwise known as the Oranges & Lemons church made famous, of course, by the nursery rhyme. I have been a regular visitor to London all my life and I [...]

I was a motorcycle fanatic long before I went to Halton, having had a bike of some sort since I was fourteen.  Initally it was a Norton 16H with girder forks that had lain abandoned in the shed until the next door neighbor and I resurrected it to race around the raspberry fields that bordered [...]

I have just had word from Vic and Jackie Munro that they have traced Leo Hendrickse. Vic has had a long chat with Leo on the phone.  Jackie has been helping to trace 98ers using her genealogy knowledge while Vic watches the European Cup!  Keep up the good work Jackie. A number of leads are currently being [...]

My cousin John Harris was a member of the 90th Entry and I suppose that’s one of the reasons I became an RAF Apprentice. It was probably why I volunteered to join the Pipe Band as a trumpeter as he had done before me. I had never tried to play a brass instrument of any kind although [...]

Hello the 98th…..and all who sailed in her!  After years of fruitless internet searching the 98th suddenly surfaces!
My first recollections of my entry to Halton were a little traumatic.  I was not a great scholar at school and having taken the RAF entrance exam I was called in to the Principle’s office and asked…. “if [...]

This article follows on from ‘Argosy to Rotary’ when a turning point in my RAF career was under consideration. The options I had were to carry on as before, try for a commission or seek a new career in ‘civvy street’. This chapter looks at the route I finally chose and my journey getting to the objective. Click [...]

 There’s an old saying about those who forget history. I don’t remember it, but it’s good! Ed

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Mature, smart, predictable and reliable.  I would have welcomed those remarks on my F6442!  Comments made about the 98th Entry in the Halton Magazine following our departure in 1964.  Were we really that boring?  Ed
 

 
From Halton I was posted with Pete Waltuch to Binbrook where we both took up boxing for some unknown reason.  I think a steak dinner every night after training might have had something to do with it.  Then the request came through for volunteers to go out to Singapore on reforce with 64 Sqn and [...]

I have just had a lovely phone call from my old apprentice friend Phil (Ginge) Beere. It was great to talk to him again and welcome him to the Entry website where other pals from the past await. Phil also knows the address of Norman (Bill) Bailey which potentially brings another 98er in to the [...]