The 95th Entry of RAF Halton Aircraft Apprentices 1960-63

 

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AO686412 - John Yates

  • Married  for 38 years to Frances.
  • 2 sons - Don and Jonathan.
  • 4 granddaughters - Cuillin (1995),  Twins - Charlotte and Emily (2000),   Jasmine (2000)

RAF -BRIEF SUMMARY

1963 RAF Kinloss Junior Technician Underwater Weapons
Corporal 120 Squadron
1965 RAF Gibraltar Corporal Underwater Weapons
1968 RAF St. Mawgan Sergeant Underwater Weapons
1971 RAF Faldingworth Chief Technician Special Weapons
1973 RAF Scampton Chief Technician Special Weapons
CIVVY STREET - BRIEF SUMMARY
1974 EMI Computer Services Manager
1979 Shubrooks Computer Consultant
1982 United Glass Computer Systems Development Manager
1987 Wang (UK) Business and Strategy Consultant
1991 CIS Insurance Standards and Strategy Manager
1998 Medical Retirement "Lazy B*****"

VO686364 - Alistair, Henry, George Allcroft.

  • Married  for 35 years to Jean.
  • 3 children - Amanda, Sharon and Alistair Jnr.
  • 6 grandchildren

RAF -BRIEF SUMMARY

1963 RAF Gaydon, Warwickshire Junior Technician 232 OCU Valiant bombers
1964 RAF Khormaksar Junior Technician 208 Squadron - Hunters
1964/5 RAF Muharraq, Bahrein Corporal 208 Squadron - Hunters
1965 RAF Waddington Corporal Line Servicing - Vulcans
1968 RAF Laarbruch Corporal / Sergeant 3 Squadron - Canberra B(I)8
1971 RAF Brize Norton Sergeant / Chief Technician Britannia / VC10
1976 RAF Waddington Chief Technician Mech Eng Servicing
1977 Retired RAF - August 1977
CIVVY STREET - BRIEF SUMMARY
1977/8 Teacher Training Caerleon College, Newport
1978/9 Morden School - Swindon Teacher
1979/84 Farmor's School - Fairford Teacher
1984/87 Corfe Hills School - Broadstone, Dorset Teacher
1987 Corfe Hills School - Broadstone, Dorset Head of Design & Technology

WO686480 – Bill Widdison, (2002).

  • Married for 29 years to Jean.
  • Son Simon 19, Daughter AJ (Allana Jane) 16.

RAF -BRIEF SUMMARY

1963 RAF Honnington Junior Technician 2nd Line Servicing
1963/4/5 RAF Tengah Junior Technician/Corporal 55/57 Sqn Victor 1s
1966 RAF Wittering Corporal 2nd Line Servicing Victor 2s
1968 RAF Wyton Corporal/Sergeant 3rd Line Servicing
1969/74 RAF Waddington Sergeant 1st Line Servicing Vulcans

CIVVY STREET - BRIEF SUMMARY

1974 Control & Applications Commissioning Engineer
1975/6 Gentleman of leisure after a road crash broke my left leg rather badly.
1976/80 Sheffield City Polytechnic Degree course in Control Engineering.  Graduated in 1980
1980 Square D Swindon Applications Engineer
1981 Chamber of Mines of South Africa Research Engineer
1991 Self Employed Wooden Toy Manufacturer
1992 Dobsonville College Lecturer in Electronics

686453 – Roger (Dusty) Miller, (2006).

  • Married  for 35 years to Pam.
  • Sons Matthew 30 and Nicholas 28, Daughter Jenny 25.
  • And a Grandson - Brooke 2

RAF -BRIEF SUMMARY

1963 RAF Cottesmore Junior Technician/Corporal 10 Sqn Victor 1s & Vulcan 2nd Line
1966 RAF Muharraq Corporal 208 Sqn Hunters
1967 RAF Henlow OCTU Commissioned before I did any more damage
1967 RAF Lyneham/RAFC Cranwell Flying Officer Britannia Base 3 & Engineer Course
1968 RAF Leuchars Flying Officer Engineering Wing Adjutant
1970 RAF Akrotiri Flying Officer/Flight Lieutenant Transit Aircraft Servicing Flight
1973 RAF Kinloss Flight Lieutenant OC Production Flt, Nimrod Major Servicing Unit
1975 RAFC Cranwell Flight Lieutenant Lecturer - Engineering Management
1977 RAF Manston Flight Lieutenant OC Engineering Squadron
1980 RAF Finningly Flight Lieutenant OC Helicopter Serving Flt SAR Wing
1981 MoD London Squadron Leader Air Eng 22b (Engineering Auth Puma & Gazelle)

CIVVY STREET - BRIEF SUMMARY

1984 British Aerospace Dynamics (Hatfield) Operational Assessment
1989 British Aerospace Dynamics (Hatfield) Detached to BAe Military Aircraft Ltd at Warton to design an airbase (biggish with 7 main runways)
1990 British Aerospace Dynamics (Stevenage) New Business Planning Manager
1991 FLS Aerospace (Stansted) Contracts Manager
1991 Thorn EMI Defence Group (Feltham) Engineering Department Resource Manager
1994 The Institute of the Motor Industry (Hertford) IT & Facilities Manager
2005 Promoted to Kept Man Retired 1 April 2005. Its Brilliant.

 

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