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This Web Page was initially raised based upon data held in the RAF Cranwell Association Database, and was then crossed checked by an Entry Representative.

Entry Representative: Ian Ashcroft

RAF Aircraft Apprentices

5M1/70th Entry

RAF Cranwell
Jan 1952 - Nov 1952

RAF Locking
Nov 1952 - Dec 1954

In January 1952, 147 young hopefuls arrived at No 6 Radio School RAF Cranwell as the 5M1 (70th) Entry to train as Air Radio, Ground Wireless or Ground Radar Fitters. During their training they gained 33 from Senior Entries, 50 ceased training or were re-mustered, while 12 of their number were re-classed to later Entries, leaving 118 to Pass Out at No 1 Radio School RAF Locking in December 1954, having moved there from Cranwell in November 1952.

The Entry included a number of ex-Boy Entrants with seven figure Service Numbers (1925---) who were remustered as Apprentices and allocated six figure Service Numbers (587---). The Entry also included members of the Royal Pakistan Air Force, Royal Burmese Air Force, Royal Ceylonese Air Force and Royal Rhodesian Air Force

The Entry List below is presented in alphabetical order.

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NUMBER	SURNAME	INITS	KNOWN AS	CLASS	REMARKS	A2Z
P85287	Abedin	Z		5M1G
P85325	Afzal	K M		5M1G
587399	Aherne	R B	Robin	5M1A
587379	Andrews	N	Neil	5M1	Passed Out with 72nd Entry.
587366	Ashcroft	I G	Ian	5M1A	Association Member.
587400	Astle	G E	Ernie	5M1B
B5038	Aung Mint			5M1
B5035	Aung Myint			5M1D
587369	Austin	A J	Tony	5M1E
587401	Axford	R	Roy	5M1A
587365	Balmer	V J	Vic	5M1A
587370	Barber	V E	Vic	5M1F
587415	Bawden	R C J	Reg	5M1F
586984	Baylis	M C	Mike	4M9	Joined with 69th Entry. Died 17th February 1955.
587337	Bebbington	J K	John	5M1A	Association Member.
586941	Berry	P H D	Peter	4M9	Joined with 69th Entry. Died date Not Known.
P85229	Bhatti	M A		5M1	Repatriated.
587344	Bond	F H	Harold	5M1F	Died 1958.
587361	Bradley	A N	Allan	5M1B
587386	Brain	M	Mick	5M1C
586974	Bridgeland	B G	Brian	4M9	Joined with 69th Entry.
587330	Brittliff	R	Bob (Robert)	5M1B	Association Member.
586878	Broad	B S	Brian (Stan)	4M9	Joined with 69th Entry. Died 5th January 2005.
C10024	Brough	M	Maxie	5M1F
587402	Brown	D	Dave	5M1F
587590	Brown	R	Roy	5M1C
587346	Budd	J W G	George	5M1G
587339	Burns	R C		5M1	Ceased Training.
587373	Burrows	W		5M1	Ceased Training.
587591	Clark	A R		5M1	Ceased Training.
587600	Clarke	R E J		4M9	Returned to BE Training.
587615	Clarke	E M	Eric	5M1E
586977	Collingham	T	John	4M9	Joined with 69th Entry.
587393	Cooper	S R	Stan	5M1	Ceased Training. Later rejoined as a PTI/PJI and was commisioned at Henlow - winning the Sword of Honour.
587592	Cox	T J	Terry	5M1C
587403	Cross	P E		5M1	Ceased Training.
587351	Cudby	A J	John	5M1C
587333	Dannatt	A S		5M1
587326	David	W E	William	5M1E
B5046	Dawson	P		5M1D
587345	Day	A A		5M1	Ceased Training.
587383	Denyer	D G	Dave	5M1E	Died February 2006.
587390	Derrick	B K	China	5M1E
586882	Dixon	V	Vicky	4M9	Joined with 69th Entry.
587363	Donohoe	R	Rod	5M1C
587593	Fletcher	A	Alan	5M1F
587362	France	P H L	Peter	5M1E
587387	Fraser	W R		5M1	Remustered to PTI.
R482	Gent	F J	Frederick	5M1C
587381	George	G W	Gerald (Jigs)	5M1E	Association Member.
587328	Golds	A F	Tony	5M1E
B5033	Gordon	G E		5M1D
587329	Greaves	R B	Basil (Baz)	5M1E
587594	Greenwood	A C J	Allan	5M1B
587377	Gresty	G W		5M1	Ceased Training.
587595	Griffiths	K J	Ken	5M1B
P85245	Hai	D M A		5M1	Repatriated.
P85499	Haider	S A Z		5M1G
587404	Hails	T	Tom	5M1A
P85462	Haqeeq	M R		5M1	Repatriated.
587360	Harding	G S	Gerry	5M1B
587405	Hawkins	B H	Jim	5M1	Ceased Training.
587398	Hawley	G	George	5M1	Ceased Training.
587596	Hepple	P J	Peter	5M1B
587342	Hessey	G J		5M1	Remustered to GWM
587349	Hillary	J R		5M1	Ceased Training.
587336	Hitchins	D K	Derek	5M1E	Association Member.
587597	Hodges	A	Alan (Ollie)	5M1	Ceased Training. Died 4th November 2001.
587368	Hodgson	D C	Don	5M1E
586854	Hollis	I A	Alec	4M5	Joined with 68th Entry.
587389	Hope	B	Brian	5M1E
587598	Horsfall	D L	Dave	5M1B
587599	Hoyle	R S	Bob	5M1	Resident Ayelo de Rugat,Spain.
P85405	Hussain	T		5M1G
587397	Ingold	R W T		5M1	Transferred to Halton.
587407	Irvine	W M		5M1	Ceased Training.
587371	James	W H	Jimmy	5M1
587324	Johnson	A M	Alan	5M1F	Association Member.
587341	Kay	R	Richard	5M1	Ceased Training.
587367	Keeling	J K	Ken	5M1B	Died 22 November 2008.
P85367	Khalid	H		5M1	Repatriated.
P85176	Khaliq	N		5M1G
P85436	Khan	A L		5M1G
P85210	Khushal	K		5M1G
587325	Kidd	J R		5M1	Ceased Training.
587408	King	R N	Nev	5M1B
B5031	King	R H		5M1D
B5043	Kyaw Aye			5M1D
587354	Lambert	G R	Rex	5M1	Ceased Training.
587359	Lang	I C	Ivan	5M1A
P85227	Latif	M		5M1G
587396	Lewis	W B	Bill	5M1	Passed Out with 72nd Entry.
587395	Liddiard	M J		5M1A
587331	MacKenzie	J A	Ian	5M1E
P85341	Mahmood	A		5M1	Repatriated.
P85491	Mahtab	R H		5M1G
586886	Makin	G B	George	4M9	Joined with 69th Entry.
587414	Mann	D C	Don	5M1A
586964	Manners	A J	Tony	4M9	Joined with 69th Entry.
586987	Manners	R G	Ronald	4M9	Joined with 69th Entry.
587327	Manwaring	G	Graeme (Sproggy)	5M1E	Died 20th March 2000.
587409	McCann	T A	Terry	5M1	Ceased Training.
587364	McCraith	R F	Dick	5M1B
587338	Mcdougal	G T		5M1	Ceased Training.
587601	McPherson	A	Angus	5M1	Ceased Training.
587353	Miles	L A	Lionel	5M1E	Association Member.
587394	Morphew	B R	Derek	5M1F
587384	Myers	D G	Denis (Taff)	5M1B
B5044	Myint Zaw			5M1	Repatriated.
587374	Nutton	K		5M1	Ceased Training.
B5034	Nyan Wyn			5M1D
587352	O'Brien	J P	Pat	5M1A	Association Member.
P85297	Omar	M		5M1	Repatriated.
586951	Pearce	B C	Bryan (Jan)	4M9	Joined with 69th Entry. Association Member.
587375	Pepper	M G W	Michael	5M1C	Association Member.
C10031	Perera	E D N	Duncan	5M1B
587391	Pobgee	R A	Ray	5M1G	Died 7th April 2005.
587410	Prickett	A E	Allan	5M1A
587357	Quicke	M C	Maurice	5M1C
P85493	Rahman	S T		5M1G
587385	Richtering	B G M	Rick	5M1G	Association Member.
587602	Roberts	G A	George	5M1E	Association Member.
587388	Rothwell	H V	Harry	5M1F
587340	Salmons	J H		5M1	Ceased Training.
587413	Sargent	A J		5M1	Ceased Training.
587743	Scott	J P		5M1	Ceased Training.
587392	Seamer	M	Max	5M1E
587376	Seddon	D	Derek	5M1E
P85429	Shah	S R		5M1	Repatriated.
P85392	Shahzada	N		5M1	Repatriated.
P85274	Sikandar	K M		5M1	Repatriated.
587332	Silk	A B		5M1	Ceased Training.
586898	Simpson	R	Richard (Slim)	4M9	Joined with 69th Entry. Association Member.
587603	Sinclair	T G		5M1	Passed Out with 71st Entry.
587411	Smith	D J	Derek	5M1A
586594	Smith	G H	George	4M5F	Joined with 68th Entry. Passed Out with 71st Entry. Died 18 August 2009.
587412	Smith	J A	Tony	5M1A	Died 13th October 1997.
B5042	Soe Myint			5M1	Repatriated.
B5036	Soe Win Myint			5M1D
587358	Spencer	H M	Hugh (Butch)	5M1E	Died 29th November 2002.
587296	Stephen	R N	Robert	4M9C	Joined with 69th Entry.
587382	Taylor	J G	Gary	5M1A
B5041	Than Shwe			5M1D
587299	Thorpe	A		4M9	Joined with 69th Entry.
B5045	Tine Shwe			5M1D
587335	Townsend	D		5M1
B5032	Tun Aung	M		5M1D
587380	Tunstall	R A N	Ron	5M1	Passed Out with 71st Entry.
587605	Verling	J T	Joe	5M1C
587550	Vigurs	D	Blimey	5M1	Changed name to Crooks F.R.
587356	Vosser	T		5M1	Ceased Training.
587372	Wallace	B	Brian	5M1A	Association Member.
587606	Ward	N P	Nick	5M1F	Association Member.
586906	Watkins	P	Pete	4M9	Joined with 69th Entry.
587347	Watten	L E	Laurie	5M1A
587348	Weatherall	A J		5M1	Ceased Training.
C10021	Weerasinghe	D K T P		4M9	Joined with 69th Entry. Passed Out with 71st Entry.
586910	White	P M	Peter	4M9	Joined with 69th Entry.
B5039	Williams	R P		5M1D
587334	Woods	R N		5M1
587355	Wyer	R D	Roy	5M1F	Died 8th March 2007.
B5040	Yin Maung			5M1D
587378	Young	D H	Derek	5M1E	Association Member.
P85500	Yusuf	M		5M1	Repatriated.

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