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The photo shows some of the 5th Entry
E & W School Flowerdown (which we know as the 8th Entry).
364075 W.J. Dear, the father of Mrs. Woodward, is
at left hand end of the middle row.
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The E&W School Cranwell Football Team - 1929.
563571 Robert Murphy - 20th Entry, the father of Major
Murphy, is first on right in the front row.
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Cranwell parade circa 1929
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This looks to be Halton, but it's a nice picture of Hugh Trenchard inspecting Apprentices
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Empire Day (24th May), Cranwell, 1937.
The large biplane
to the right is believed to be the Vickers Valencia,
in which Roy
Longworth (40th Entry) recalls doing practice air operating in 1940.
Tom Lisle (also 40th), as a u/t instrument maker, was impressed by
the artificial horizon,
which was just a piece of wire strung between
two uprights and mounted on the nose in front of the pilot!
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H.M. King George VI, at the bottom of the
steps to a Vickers Valencia flying classroom,
views eight apprentices
and their Sergeant and Corporal instructors ready for an
airborne training session.
(Apprentices who flew in the Valencia
at the time don't recall wearing such head attire,
so it was
probably worn just to 'look impressive' for the occassion.
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Winning Team |
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Winning Team |
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Athletics Team |
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Williamson*, in the Hockey team, was to become Sir Keith Williamson
GCB AFC FRAeS
Rogers** in the 7M9
Entry Photo and 7M9 Gymnasts was to become Air Ch Mshl
Sir John Rogers KCB CBE FRAeS RAF (Ret'd) and
Dunn***
in the Rugby team was to become Air Mshl. Sir Eric Dunn
KBE CB BEM CEng FRAeS RAF (Ret'd),
our late Association Patron.
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7M9 (49th) ENTRY
Back Row - Martin,
Little, Thomas, Ferrigan, Newton, McFarlane, Whitehead,
Bayliss, Leveson, Lloyd, Williamson, and Drake.
Middle
Row - Pomeroy, Stagg, Glasper, Paynter, Whitehead, Lawrence,
Joice, Wright, Richards, Lawson, Woods and Shallcross
Front
Row - Howard, Dannatt-Brader, Ford, Balance, Short, Blacklock,
Rogers**, Winchester, Stevenson, Ward, Maughan, Bradshaw
and Maunder
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Soccer Team - 1946
Watson, Whittington
and Blacklock
Knight, Shepheard, Heathershaw, Boakes
and Price
?? , Allerston, Jones, Buckley, Wg Cdr
Melvin
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Hockey Team - 1946
Williamson*,
Preston, Stevenson, Rankin, Brailey, Shallcross, and
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Maunder, Miller, Widdicombe, ?? , Holden and Deboo
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Rugby Team - 1946
Matheson, Goodyear,
Wilson, and Leveson
Baxter , McLeod, Marsden , Hutchins, Clements, and Thompson
Parkinson, ??, Dunn***, Wg Cdr Melvin, and Roberts
Nevin, Thomson, and Emmet
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7M9 Gymnasts
Marshall, Lawrence,
Norris, Cleaves, Whitehead, Lawson, Whitehead, Bradshaw,
Froggatt, Ward, Drake and WO Bell
Martin, Newton,
Shallcross, Wright, Maughan, Maunder, Ferrigan, Pomeroy,
Leveson and Burnett
Joice, Ford, Brailey, Howard,
?? , Knight, Rogers**, Stagg and Richards
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Air Experience Flights
Lawrence,
Ferrigan, Froggatt, Bradshaw, Holcroft, Ford and Pomeroy
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and Dalziel
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The Cranwell Apprentice Boxing Team - January to June 1946 |
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The Cranwell Apprentice Boxing Team who won the Sigrist Trophy in 1947/48. Sgt. Len Donnison is on the left of the back row. |
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RAF Halton Jan 1947 |
Last day in civilian clothes |
"C" Flt March 1947 |
Entry Football Team 1948/49
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Summer Camp |
Summer Camp |
Summer Camp |
Summer Camp |
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Summer Camp |
Bill Maddox, Dave Harries, Neville
Ager, |
John Churcher, Pete Gregory and Neville Ager ready for anything |
Passing Out Parade |
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Apprentice Wing Coach |
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RAF Yatesbury May 1952 |
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Apprentice Brass Band. |
Tom Girtley, our respected Bandmaster |
Apprentice Band - at Leadingham? |
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Royal Visit to Cranwell July 1948 |
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The Astra Cinema at RAF Cranwell
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Marshal of the Royal Air Force Lord Tedder inspecting an Apprentice Guard of Honour in 1949 |
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A Passing Out parade during 1948 |
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Wing Atheletics Team 1950 |
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Wing Rugby Team 1950-51 |
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A barrack room at Cranwell ready for inspection |
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Apprentice Wing Band in November 1951 |
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"C" Squadron Rugby Team 1952
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Back Row: Jim Marsden (68),
Alan Carter (NZ68), Keith Smith (NZ68), Paddy Worthy (65), Lionel
Smith (65), Bisley (65), Eusty Todd (67), Ted Lee (69), ? (64),
Bill Pratt (67)
Centre Row: FS Price, Reg Solman (69), ? (64),
Henry Kill (67), Lionel Smith (65), Peter Magnall (67), George Watt
(67), Fox ?
Front Row: Jim Parsons (67), Don Foord (67)
PT Display Team - 1952
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Back Row: Peter Magnall (67),
Dave Roderick (68), ?.
4th Row: Tony LeRoy (68), Ted O'Marah (68), Mac Wilson (68), ?,
Ron Lugmayer (68), ?, Sid Hanson (68)
Centre Row: W.O. Jacobs, Reg Solman (69), Jim Jones (69),
Jan Pierce (69), Roy Babington (65,66,67), Jim Hayward (68,69), ?,
Bob Flegg (68,69), Dave Bye (68)
2nd Row: Jim Willacy (69), ? (65), Alan Shaw (67), Stuart
Foulstone (68), Colin Knight (68,69), Terry O'Riordan (69), ?.
Front Row: Bill Baker (66),
Mick Taylor (69th), Dick Simpson (69th), Roley Young (68), Malcolm
Scott (68)
Princess Margaret - Locking 1953
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Guard of Honour commanded by Sqn
Ldr Sweetlove.
Peter Magnall insists that it is his
hat that is immediately behind Princess Margaret.
Sixth from the right is Taff Hill (68th Entry).
Cranwell Wing Rugby Team 1951-52
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Rear: Jim Killin (68), Paddy Worthy
(65), ??, Allan Kime (67), Lionel Smith (65), ??, ??,
and ??.
Front: Jock Kill? (67), ??, ??, ??, Paul Hadlington (61), George
Watt (67), ??, Nogger Pressling (67), and Rusty Todd (67)
Wing Rugby - 1952-53
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Back Row: Sam Hifle (71),
Dennier (70), Lionel Smith (65), Allan Kime (67), Bisley (65), Paddy
Worthy (65), ?
Front Row: Ted Lee (68,69), John Pressling
(67), ?, Ron Cumming (68), Rusty Todd (67), Spence (70), Killin (68)
You will notice that only 14 are present.
Peter
tells me that he, together with Bill Pratt (67), Reg Solman (69), and
George Watt (67), also played for the team that season.
Peter forwarded this photograph believing it to be a "near duplicate" of the photo on the 58th photos page entitled "Some of Our Masters". Closer examination has shown that this is not so. So who are these three and who were they in-charge of?
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Cranwell Wheel Editor Brian Titchener of the 65th passed on the answer from Ray Collingbourn (55th/56th). Left to right are Tom Patrick (55th/56th), Dave Edwards (55th) and Ray Collingbourn. They are all believed to have been SAAs.
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Back Row: Hassell (69th), ?,
?, Andrews (67th)?, ?, Kill
(67th),
?, and Coleman.
Middle Row: ?, ?, ?, Kime
(67th), Gaskell (69th), ?, and
Tony Wilkin (67th).
Front Row: ?, Montgomery, Education Officer, Education
Officer, Cole Bailey, and ?.
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Vic Mitchell (68th) and Dennis Davey (60th) off duty, while serving together in Malta in 1958
70th Anniversary
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Wg Cdr Thompson, then RAFCAA Chairman, Air Mshl Sir Eric Dunn KBE CB BEM CEng FRAeS, Patron RAFCAA, Air Mshl Sir John Fitzpatrick 56th Entry, Halton, and MRAF Sir Keith Williamson GCB AFC FRAeS
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Wg Cdr Thompson, then RAFCAA Chairman, Air Mshl Sir Eric Dunn KBE CB BEM CEng FRAeS, Patron RAFCAA, MRAF Sir Keith Williamson GCB AFC FRAeS and Air Mshl Sir John Fitzpatrick 56th Entry, Halton
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Wg. Cdr. Thompson and Mrs. Maureen Thompson in conversation with Peter Cornelius of the 69th (4M9) Entry.
80th Anniversary
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Eric Bowden RAFBEA, Flt Lt Guard Commander, Jim Wilcox Admin Apps, Air Mshl Sir Eric Dunn KBE CB BEM CEng FRAeS, Not Known, Arthur Rynkiewicz Polish Apprentices, Not Known, Rocky Thompson, Gp Capt Ian Blunt Chairman Halton Apprentices, Wg Cdr Bert Davies in wheelchair, Chairman Locking Apprentices.
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