The Old Haltonian social networking site
Welcome to all those who were fortunate enough to be selected as Haltonians
The RAF Halton Apprentices Association's social networking site for former apprentices of No 1 School of Technical Training, RAF Halton.
The Royal Air Force Halton Aircraft Apprentices Association
The Royal Air Force Halton Aircraft Apprentices Association (RAFHAAA) was formed in September 1980 to meet the need for a point of focus for all those young boys who went through Halton.
If you are not already a member of this elite band then why not get in touch? The association has approximately 3500 members and holds a major reunion at Halton every three years (the next one is scheduled for September 2010).
The RAFHAA twice yearly publishes a magazine called, "The Haltonian" and, in addition, sends a Newsletter two or three times a year to all members. It also performs the vital function of bringing ex-Apprentices together in renewed comradeship.
The Association may be able to assist you in making contact with other members of your Entry, most of whom now have their own Entry Association.
RAFHAAA COUNCIL
Patron: Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael Armitage KCB CBE, 56th entry
Vice-Patrons:
104th entry;
210th entry
231st entry
Email: trenchard63@btinternet.com
General Secretary: Peter West, 73rd entry
Branch and Entries Secretary: Peter Milner, 67th entry
Haltonian Editor: Bill Kelley, 55th entry (Tel: 01903 784142)
Material for publication in the Haltonian magazine should be sent direct to the Haltonian Editor, 99 Broadmark Lane, Rustington, West Sussex BN16 2JN or by email to haltonianeditor@tesco.net
RAFHAAA office is manned on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 0930 and 1300 hrs
(Tel: 01296 696 896)
Email:- secretaryhaaa@aol.com
Web site:- http://www.oldhaltonians.co.uk
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
The current subscription rates, are as follows:
* Membership is £8 per year payable by annual Standing Order (Only).
* A Three Year Membership is £24 payable by cheque or money order to the "HAAA".
* Life Membership is £80 payable by cheque or money order to the "HAAA".
MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION FORM
CLICK HERE for an application form
Once your application form has been processed you will receive your membership card, a list of HAAA members who were in your Entry and the latest Magazine and Newsletter. We look forward to you joining us.
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UK Defence News
All-female RAF Merlin crew ready for Afghanistan
Four female combat helicopter aircrew are on their way to Afghanistan to fly the RAF's Merlin aircraft into action against the Taliban.Future Brize takes off
Over the last decade RAF Brize Norton has shown its worth as a key link in the chain to front line operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Now, with the planned closure of RAF Lyneham in 2012 and a shift of units and aircraft to Brize, the station faces an assured but demanding future. Report by Tristan Kelly.Joint military assistance in Cumbria ceases
The military assistance to the Cumbrian emergency services dealing with the severe floods in the area this weekend ended at 0900hrs today, Monday 23 November 2009.RAF pilot has 'best job in the world'
A Royal Air Force Flight Lieutenant has become the first pilot in the world to reach 1,000 flying hours on the Eurofighter Typhoon.RAF Pumas united at Benson
After 91 years the RAF ceased flying from Northern Ireland yesterday when the Puma helicopters from 230 'Tiger' Squadron left the area for their new home at RAF Benson in Oxfordshire.
Groups
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102nd entry
18 members
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213th Craft entry
9 members
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95th entry
9 members
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204th Craft entry
9 members
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202nd Craft entry
7 members
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91st entry
6 members
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96th entry
6 members
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90th entry
6 members
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88th entry
5 members
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Norfolk HAAA Group
4 members
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206th Craft entry
4 members
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1st Halton Air Scouts
4 members
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56th entry
3 members
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216th Craft entry
3 members
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154th entry
3 members
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53rd entry
3 members
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117th Technician App e...
3 members
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215th Craft entry
3 members
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408th entry
3 members
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101st entry
2 members
The Falklands - 25 years on
Typhoons on first operational deployment
The first Typhoons to be deployed overseas have touched down in the Falkland Islands.Soldiers lay plaque for fallen comrade in the Falklands
British soldiers who are soon to deploy on operations to Afghanistan have travelled 8,000 miles (12,875km) to the Falkland Islands to honour and remember a regimental comrade killed in the 1982 conflict.Navy's last surviving Falklands warship retires
The last surviving operational Royal Navy warship which took part in the Falklands conflict of 1982, HMS Exeter, retired from service today, Wednesday 27 May 2009.Yorkshire soldiers on penguin patrol
More than 90 soldiers from the 1st Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment's C Company have deployed to the Falkland Islands where their patrols have taken them closer than they thought to the local wildlife.Prince's farewell for Falklands landing ship
The last of a class of landing ships that played a vital role in the Falklands War and both Gulf conflicts, Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) Sir Bedivere returned from a year-long mission in the Middle East to bow out of service today, 18 February 2008.Events
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Royal Air Force in Concert
November 1, 2009 at 7:30pm to December 9, 2009 at 9:30pm – Theatre
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103 entry association - committee meeting
December 5, 2009 from 11am to 7pm – Red Lion Hotel
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Norfolk HAAA
January 15, 2010 from 7:30pm to 11:45pm – Costessey Park Golf Club
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The 94th Entry 50th Anniversary Re-Union Dinner
January 16, 2010 to January 17, 2010 – Chesford Grange Hotel
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V Force reunion at Newark, Notts
April 24, 2010 at 9am to April 25, 2010 at 7pm – Newark air museum
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82nd entry reunion
May 28, 2010 at 6pm to May 30, 2010 at 7pm – Hilton Hotel (Tel:- 023 9221 9111)
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96th entry reunion
September 24, 2010 at 9am to September 26, 2010 at 7pm – Holiday Inn
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2010 Triennial reunion RAFHAAA
September 25, 2010 from 9am to 4pm – RAF Halton
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76th entry reunion - 2010
October 30, 2010 at 10am to October 31, 2010 at 7pm – Copthorne Hotel
RAF Halton news
The History of the RAF Aircraft Apprentice Scheme
The RAF Aircraft Apprentice Scheme was initiated by Lord Trenchard at the No.1 School of Technical Training, RAF Halton in 1922. Lord Trenchard started the 'Aircraft Apprentice Scheme' in 1920 at Halton camp, but the site was not ready to accept apprentices until 1922 (See Tribute). The first few Entries were sent to 'RAF Cranwell' and the first HALTON Entry was the 5th Entry in 1922. Between 1922 and 1993, when the scheme ended, over 40,000 young men known, more or less affectionately as Halton or Trenchard 'Brats', had graduated.
See pages 28 - 35 of the pdf file sota_vol1_2 .pdf for a good account of the start of the HAA scheme. The article is written by our patron, Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael Armitage KCB CBE (56th entry).
A history of the culture and organisational heritage of the RAF can be found at this link HistoryoftheRAF.pdf
NOTE:- Acrobat Reader is needed to read pdf files. Acrobat Reader can be downloaded free of charge from the SAFE LINK TO ACROBAT READER DOWNLOAD
Forum
91st Brats.
Come on you 91st Brats. You`ve joined the Old Haltonian social networking site, now let`s have you joining our own entry goup as well. Clem.
Started by Maurice Clements aka "Clem" 91st Nov 22.
"Boom" Trenchard (The Haltonian, Autumn 1968) 1 Reply
Your editor has found a copy of The Haltonian on the web site of 207 entry There is a very interesting article in that edition that reads as follows:- "THORNEY ISLAND" "We are very pleased to ha...
Tagged: otter, sayers, lofty, trenchard, boom
Started by Network editor/webmaster. Last reply by Griff Griffiths Nov 8.
Links from other web sites
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From your correspondent in Hanoi, Vietnam 7 Replies
I often am surprised by life's mysteries, and I do not know why at my time of life. There I was in the 1960s, and so were many of you, servicing blue steel missiles and V-bombers to ward off the ev...
Tagged: stalin, lenin, raf, halton, russia
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214 ENTRY CRAFT APRENTICES.40 yrs SINCE WE SIGNED UP!!! 1 Reply
I AM TRYING TO TRACK DOWN ANY SURVIVING 214 AIRFRAME ENTRY, WHO SIGNED UP IN JANUARY 1969.ANDY PEACOCK..TRANSFERED TO AIR ENGINEER AT FLIGHT SGT, LAST SEEN ON BOARD A HERC AT RAF GUTERSLOH, EARLY 1...
Tagged: AIRFRAMES., APRENTICES, CRAFT, ENTRY, 214
Started by derek freeman. Last reply by Stephen Groves 1 day ago.
Manx Brat 3 Replies
Coming from the Isle of Man, I suffered a degree of "culture shock" when I entered Halton in 1955 (80th entry). It took a while for me to comprehend the many accents of English, but I eventually be...
Started by Ed Austin. Last reply by Alan John Greenwood Oct 4.
Veterans Travel Free in London
Since November 2008 ALL veterans in receipt of an ongoing payment under the War Pensions Scheme or Guaranteed Income Payment under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme, war widows, war widowers and...
Started by Network editor/webmaster Sep 10.
53rd and 153rd Entries
The 53rd were invited to attend the Passing-out of the 153rd. There were 28 of us elders and, I believe, 21 youngsters on parade excluding the chap on crutches. I would be interested to know how th...
Started by Geoff Williams Sep 9.
Craft Apprentices and Technician Apprentices - what were they? 2 Replies
A number of members of this Network have expressed some interest to find out more about the craft apprentice entries. However, the answer also involves an explanation of the Technician Apprentice s...
Tagged: 203, entry, 1967, 202, 201
Started by Network editor/webmaster. Last reply by Network editor/webmaster Nov 9.
Our Cash Flow? or lack of it! 9 Replies
Am I correct in thinking that when we went to Halton in 1946 we got a Shilling a day, half of which was held back to met Barrack Damages and to provide a small amount with which to go on leave? Ho...
Tagged: Pay
Started by Geoff Williams. Last reply by Alan Martin Gordon 4 hours ago.
Photos
Clippings from The RAF News
RAF Rescue 67 People
In an extremely busy few days the RAF have rescued 67 people in a series of very dangerous rescuesRAF and Afghan Journalists
RAF Officer Squadron Leader Fergus Hawkins from Edinburgh has been getting the inside track from local Afghan journalists in Lashkar Gah, Helmand Province...Phasing out the Slingsby Firefly 8
On Tues 17 Nov, to mark the phasing out of the Slingsby Firefly 8 aircraft took off from RAF Barkston Heath in Lincolnshire at 1230 hrs to fly over the area...Disabled Ski Team
Cpl Pam Grainger from RAF Cosford (athlete) and Chf Tech Jim Scutt RAF Cottesmore (Coach / Instructor) have just returned from 2 weeks training with the Combined Services Disabled Ski Team (CSDST)...Training Instructor from Bedlington
An RAF Physical Training Instructor from Bedlington, Northumberland, is ensuring that troops get back to full fighting fitness so they can get back to the frontline and carry on soldiering...Videos
Blog Posts
BBC i-player- Flog it November 18th
segment at (22minutes +) running time featuring Halton. It should be available to download for a few more days.
I found it quite interesting.
Geoff
Posted by Geoff Williams on November 19, 2009 at 3:14pm
89th entry association
Posted by Network editor/webmaster on November 6, 2009 at 2:46am
Ian Chattin - 78th Entry
"Hi Stuart,
On either Thursday 12th or Friday 13th November a friend of mine in the RAAF will lay a wreath on the grave of Ian Chattin 78th Entry. Hopefully the short service will be attended by an RAAF Padre and Ians widow Liz and their sons, Ian's brother will also be there, the cemetery is just outside Gawler in South Australia some 20 miles north of Adelaide
Ian was one of my sergeants back in 1966 at RAF Tengah and there are several photographs of… Continue
Posted by Network editor/webmaster on November 2, 2009 at 5:00am
Halton "Golden Oldies" Pipe Band
Posted by Network editor/webmaster on November 1, 2009 at 4:45am
Letter from Viscount Trenchard (1940)
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Unilever House
Blackfriars, EC4
25 September, 1940.
My dear Dawson,
I rang up to know that you and your people were alright, and I am glad to hear that you had no casualties.
I was very anxious when I got to my office early this morning to find that your building had been much more damaged than ours, and I wondered if you and the others that I know at… Continue
Posted by Network editor/webmaster on October 28, 2009 at 4:30pm
We're taking off
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Sustainability of the network guaranteed
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Redesign of the network site
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Toothpaste trials in 1950s
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Archive film "Pathways to the Sky"
Posted by Network editor/webmaster on September 29, 2009 at 9:55pm — 1 Comment
Queen's Colour - RAF Halton
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Entry timelines
Thanks to 223 entry for posting this link Apprentice chronological timeline on their site. It provides a very valuable source of material for researchers and all Old Haltonians Continue
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Ex-RAF Halton email lists
Chris McBrien (99th), who has provided a very valuable service to all Old Haltonians over the years, has asked me to post this note:-
"Compuserve, in their infinite wisdom, decided to shut down the OurWorld service without telling any of their users. This e-mail list will now be located at... http://www.99halton.co.
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