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In September 1930, 64 young hopefuls arrived at RAF Cranwell as the 3J (22nd) Entry to train as Instrument Makers or Wireless Operator Mechanics.
During their training, they gained 3 from the 21st Entry and 16 of their number were re-classed to a later Entry. This left 51 to Pass Out in July 1933.

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NUMBER	SURNAME	INITS	KNOWN AS	CLASS	REMARKS	A2Z
564527	Bareham	H J W		2D-x	WOM. DFM. Joined with 21st Entry.
564794	Bentley	J W B		3J-x	WOM. Flying Fatality on 7th November 1935.
564524	Biggs	W G		2D-x	WOM. Joined with 21st Entry.
564541	Blakeman	L H		2D-x	WOM. Joined with 21st Entry.
564515	Briggs	H	Bert	3J-5	MBE Died 1st August 1991.
564591	Claxton	R	Ronald	3J-x	Died WOAS with 55 Sqdn on 12th May 1940, buried Ismailia War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt.
564590	Colbourn	F	Frank	3J-x	IM.
564579	Coomber	T A		3J-x	WOM.
564593	Crehan	T		3J-x	Died WOAS with 39 Sqdn on 24th November 1940, buried Maala Cemetery, Yemen.
564623	Davies	R H		3J-x	WOM.
564651	Fitton	S		3J-x	WOM.
564627	Flake	A J		3J-x	IM.
565033	Fripp	A	Freddie	3J-3
564643	Froud	J		3J-x	WOM.
564655	Gamblin	F T		3J-x	WOM. Mentioned in Despatches.
564626	Gates	R		3J-x	WOM.
564839	Hancock	R C S		3J-x	WOM.
564652	Higginson	H	Harry	3J-x	WOM. Died WOAS with 10 Sqdn on 26th October 1941, buried Leicester (Gilroes) Cemetery.
564671	Horder	W		3J-x	WOM.
564693	Hudson	A		3J-x	WOM.
564741	Jackson	A E		3J-x	WOM.
564864	James	R	Ross	3J-x	WOM. DFC. Died WOAS with 35 Sqdn on 3rd September 1941, buried Berlin 1939-45 War Cemetery.
564883	Lamb	T R	Tom	3J-x	IM.
564734	Lee	T H		3J-x	WOM.
564873	Lowe	B		3J-x	WOM.
564919	Massey	B		3J-x	IM.
564925	Maw	H J		3J-x	IM.
564933	Mayhew	A E	Bert	3J-x	WOM. Mentioned in Despatches. Died 11th June 2001.
564911	Medd	J		3J-x	WOM. Died 2nd September 1937.
564751	Mullinger	E G P	Edwin	3J-x	WOM. Died WOAS with 43 Sqdn on 18th January 1940, buried Chevington Cemetery, Northumberland.
564941	Newby	H		3J-x	WOM.
564939	Nicholson	M		3J-x	IM.
564897	Norsdell	R J		3J-x	IM.
564753	Perry	M H		3J-x	WOM.
564951	Petch	N S		3J-x	WOM. OBE.
564961	Platt	R A		3J-x	WOM.
564966	Regan	B G	Bernard	3J-x	WOM. Died circa 1976, buried in Hither Green Cemetery, Lewisham, London .
564982	Rogers	D A		3J-x	WOM.
564987	Sexton	C V S		3J-x	WOM.
564980	Sims	E A		3J-x	WOM.
564984	Sinclair	C		3J-x	WOM. MBE.
564721	Smith	H R A		3J-x	WOM. AFC.
565026	Stewart	J C		3J-x	WOM.
565038	Street	R G	Bob	3J-2	Died 24th December 2008.
565045	Warren	F A		3J-x	WOM.
564804	Welsh	J		3J-x	WOM. Died WOAS with 217 Sqdn on 21st June 1941, buried St. Martin-de-Re Communal Cemetery, France.
564893	Whitehouse	F E	Frank	3J-x	Author of: 'The Poacher's Brats' A Social History of the RAF Cranwell Aircraft Apprentice' and 'A Concise History of the RAF Cranwell Aircraft Apprentice'. Died 16th December 1997.
564901	Wogan	L		3J-x	WOM.
564805	Wood	L		3J-x	WOM. MBE. DFM.
564824	Woodcock	F A	Frederick	3J-x	Died WOAS with 149 Sqdn on 12th April 1940, listed on Panel 21 of Runnymede Memorial.
564803	Woods	E J		3J-x	WOM. Mentioned in Despatches.

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