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ENTRY PHOTOGRAPHS

 

The following photos were kindly provided by Vic Mitchell - He, together "with friends" are searching their corporate memory so that names can be put to all the faces.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AT CRANWELL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Apps Block - Ground Floor

 

Kit Layout - Vic Mitchell

 

RAF Cranwell Church

 

 

 

 

 

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Class under Tuition
Fg.Off. Bernie Arrowsmith

 

Jimmy Aitcheson & Ron Cumming

 

Back Row: Jim Killin, Tony Theakston, Stan Roulston,
Middle Row: Norman Fernley, Colin Knight, George Leach
Front Row: Keith Smith, Mike Brighouse, Jimmy Aitcheson

 

 

 

 

 

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Jimmy Aitcheson

 

From left to right: Jimmy Aitcheson, David Homewood, Mike Brighouse, Alan Carter, Keith Smith, Tony Theakstone, Peter (Jimmy) Jewell, Jim Marsden, Jim Killin, Jim Newman, Malcom Scott, Dick Strafford at rear.

 

"B" Flt "A" Sqn - March 1952

 

 

 

 

 

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Back Row: George Leach, Bob Broomfield, Dave Vaughan, Mick Newman, Bob Velzian.
Front Row: Dave Mercer, Vic Mitchell, Bill Oliver, Keith? Blatchley.

 

"B" Squadron 1951/2

 

New Zealand Group with New Zealand High Commissioner - March 1951

 

 

 

 

 

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Mibs Marsh

 

Jim Newman

 

Richard Evans

 

 

 

 

 

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 Donald MacLeod & Pete Dowsing

 

Vic Mitchell by "C" Squadron Board

 

Tony Voysey

 

 

 

 

 

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Selection of Cranwell Colours

 

 

 

Leaving Cranwell for Locking - Nov 1952

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AT LOCKING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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RAF Locking - Apps Lines 1953

 

Mick Stoker

 

Jim Newman

 

 

 

 

 

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Fred Dawson

 

Alan Cheesewright

 

Max DeRozario & Abby Abaysekara (background) in Workshops

 

 

 

 

 

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Jimmy Aitchinson

 

John Aldridge

 

Stan Roulston

 

 

 

 

 

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Back Row: Bob Broomfield, John Keenan, Frank Hodge, Chippy Wood, John Sparks, Fred Dawson, Brian Ruwe, Mick Stoker, Vic Ludlow
Front Row:Don McCleod, Pakistani, Tom Villiers, Tony LeRoy, Pakistani

 

Jimmy Aitcheson & Stan Roulston

 

"B" Flight Locking 1953

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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68th Football Team

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PASSING OUT PARADE

 

 

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Marching On
FS App Martin Hicks leading Sgt App Tony Voysey, commanding "A" Flt.

 

At Ease

 

Final Inspection

 

 

 

 

 

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 March Past

 

 Ted Newson receiving Certificate

 

Vic Ludlow with Prizes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CLOSURE OF LOCKING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Hutted Camp

 

Parade Ground

 

Last Tech Hanger

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS PHOTOGRAPHS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Bob Broomfield

 

Vic Ludlow

 

 Stan Roulston

 

 

 

 

 

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Mike Street

 

Phil Shaw

 

Jim Marsden

 

 

 

 

 

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Mibs Marsh

 

Jim Newman

 

Ch. Mohammad Saeed - 2002

 

 

 

 

 

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John Aldridge

 

John Chapman

 

Brian Ruwe - 2003

 

 

 

 

 

The following photos were kindly provided by Stan Roulston.

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Back row ; Max DeRozario, Stan Roulston, Ron Cumming, Tony Theakston
Front row; Reg Butler, Ed Howey

 

From Lt to Rt: Ron Potts, Chauhan, Ginge Mann, Yacub, Tony Theakston, Rusty Wood, Syd Hanson, & Alec Hollis

 

Back row: Max Cowley, Alan Cheesewright, Syd Hanson
Middle row: Bill Oliver, Ron Cumming,  ?.
Front row: Tony Gartelle, Ginge Mann, Mibs Marsh

 

 

 

 

 

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Tony Voysey

 

 

 

Ron Cumming & Ray Wyles

 

 

 

 

 

This one came from Jim (Bert) Newman

 

 

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RAF Locking.
Left to Right - Rear row:
"Wacky" Parkinson and Dave Pronger
Front row: "Willie" Wilmore, "Slim" Doney, Bert ("Jim" ) Newman

 

 

 

 

 

This photo was provided by Vic Mitchell

 

 

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Four entry members on Christmas Island, Dec 1958: Second from left in the rear row is 'Tommy' Thompson, who eventually joined the Navy! Third from left in the middle row, facing slightly to his right, is Alex Wells. Second from the left in the front row, wearing the fetching hat, is the late, lamented Mibs Marsh. Centre front is Vic Mitchell himself.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REUNIONS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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68th First Reunion
Back Row: Peter Jewel, John Chapman, Fred Dawson, Brian Ruwe, Stan Roulston, Jimmy Aitcheson, Phil Crofts, Tony Voysey, Mike Street, Dave Potter
Centre Row: Brian Whitelaw, John Aldridge, Bill Baker (66th), Maurice Botley, Brian Wilmore, Jimmy Marsden, Edward Newson, Colin Marsh, Vic Mitchell
Front Row: Vic Ludlow, Bob Velzian, Phil Shaw, Mr Cleverly, "Sammy" Sweetlove, Tom Villiers, Brian Parkinson, George Leach

 

68th Second Reunion 1976
Rear Row: John Stevens, Bob Velzian, Tony Theakstone, Tony Voysey, Phil Crofts, Fred Dawson, Vic Ludlow, Brian Wilmore, Mike Street, Tom Villiers, John Lovell, Brian Parkinson.
Center Row: Jimmy Aitcheson, Phil Shaw, Vic Mitchell, Colin Marsh, Jim Marsden, Dave Vaughan, John Woods, John Aldridge.
Front Row: Robert Flegg, Brian Ruwe, Peter Jewell, Richard Strafford, Tony Le Roy, John Chapman, Maurice Botley, Brian Whitelaw.

 

RAFCAA Reunion - 2001

 

 

 

 

 

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Jim Marsden, Vic Mitchell, Mibs Marsh

 

Derek Ives

 

Maurice Botley & Vic Ludlow - Warwick 2003

 

 

 

 

 

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Pete Dowsing - 2003

 

Warwick 2003
From Left: Maurice Botley, Vic Ludlow, Vic Mitchell.
From Right: John Chapman, Phil Shaw and Mibs Marsh.

 

Warwick 2003
From Left: John Chapman, Maurice Botley, Vic Mitchell, Pete Dowsing, Vic Ludlow & Tony Voysey

 

 

 

 

 

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Taken at the Shifnal Reunion in ?
Lower Left: Dick Strafford.
First Step: Mike Street, Phil Shaw, Derek Gyles, Vic Mitchell, Ed Newson, Jim Marsden
Top Step: Derek Ives, Tony Voysey, John Chapman (partially hidden), John Woods, Maurice Botley, Phil Crofts (almost hidden) and Dave Potter.

 

Phil Crofts & Frank Hodge

 

Phil Crofts, Vic Ludlow & John Woods

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Maurice Botley, Ed Newson & Dave Potter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REUNION AT CRANWELL 2009

The following photos were provided by Vic Ludlow via Appsnet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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13 hardy (stupid) souls volunteered to be drilled by a Flight Sergeant DI, fresh from the Queen's Colour Squadron and complete with slashed cap. (Unquote)

 

 

 

"Git yer eyes to the front, Woods,
an' pull yer stomach in, Ludlow!"
"Hands to yer sides, Street, an Chapman stop fidgeting!"
Numbering from the Left: John Woods, Vic Ludlow, Tony Voysey, Ed Howey, Maurice Botley, Jimmy Aitchison, Mike Street, George Leach, Ron Cumming, George Smith, John Chapman, Phil Shaw, & Jim Marsden.

 

 

 

 

 

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"Swing them arms, Ludlow!
Botley an Voysey 'nows 'ow to do it!"
(But why's some got the left foot forward and others the right!)

 

 

 

"Stand still!
Stop waving about like corn when at the 'alt!"

 

 

 

 

 

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