210 Entry
Ex-brat site for the 210 Entry RAF Halton, No.1 School of Technical Training.
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Can any of you ex-brats of the 210 Entry please send copies of any of your old photos of your time at Halton or of your service in the RAF. For the writers out there you can send me your account of life back at RAF Halton in 1967 - 1969 or of your service. You can send images/stories on just about any topic, if there is not a topic for it then I will make one.
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NEWSFLASH!
Posted on November 14th, 2009 No commentsI just got this from Mike Fowen:-
Well folks I have a date for the Triple Heart Bypass operation. I go into hospital on the 30th November and have the Op the next day 1st December.
The news came out of the blue this afternoon, Sally took a call from the hospital asking if this date was OK, she phoned me at work and I phoned the hospital to confirm.
So 17 days and counting.
I wish you well mate as I guess others do that read this.
Ozzy.
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Dave Westall got in touch.
Posted on November 14th, 2009 No commentsI received this email while I was on my annual 4 week holiday in Florida. Sorry about the delay in adding it here but have had the flu, stuffy office shared with 80 others.
Hi Jankers Boy (a.k.a The Cosford Kid).
Couldn’t believe it when I found the 210 Entry site. Good on you for starting it.
Do you remember the attached file? The photo was taken in July 1969.
The names I can remember are:
A. Fitt. (P)
Willie Alexander
Pete Bourne
Dave Carr – last seen at RAF Swanton Morley early 1990’s, went to work for Rolls-Royce, Filton.
Chris Cobb
Steve Dale
Taff Davies – deceased?
Gordon Drysdale – last seen at RAF Swanton Morley early 1990’s Mick Fowen Steve Gain Mort Greenwood Keith Harris – last seen at RAF Gutersloh early 1970s Dave Hatton Frank Hegarty – last seen on GST2 at Hereford mid-1982 Colin McQueen Tony Martin Pete Masters – last seen at RAF Gutersloh early 1970s Mitch Mitchell Dave Osborn - that’s you.
Alan Page – killed in RTA whilst on 19 Sqn RAF Gutersloh 1972 Mal Pardy John Robinson – last seen at RAF Binbrook very early 1970s Dave Westall - that’s me.
A.Fitt. (A)
Alan Gardner
Mick King – last seen as Flt. Lt. ADC to AOC at RAF Scampton mid 1970s Spike Lawton Graham Miller (Sir Dusty) Phil Wardell – last seen at Leconfield 1970-ish
A. Fitt (W)
Jeff Bentley – last seen at RAF Swanton Morley early 1990’s
Other trades?
? Austin
Trevor Hempsall
Paddy O’Neill
200 were due to be in our Entry, 192 turned up for 4th Sep 1967.
Included in the Entry were:
2 ex-111 Entry Cosford (Colin McQueen & Dave Westall)
1 ex-208 Entry Halton (Stu (?))
124 passed out.
I have a few more photos, nothing brilliant but then they are from 40 year old slides.
Be good to hear from you and how you ended up living in Perth.
Best Regards
Dave
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Ralph “Spike” Lawton
Posted on July 4th, 2009 No commentsSpike got in touch and sent some photos, one in particular was of interest to me and it was the pre-passout. I noticed the 210 scrawled on the back wall and I like to think I had a hand in that as it was the kind of thing I did in those days, but it is so long ago I don’t suppose any of us remember who did it. Here is the email that he sent which the photo’s where attached to:-
Hi Ozzy, here’s a blast from the past. Ralph Lawton ( SPIKE ) A Fitt A. After Halton I went to 51 Sqn Wyton then I became an Air Engineer on C130’s. Commissioned and left as a Flt Lt to take up a 15 year stint in Commercial Aviation. Now Retired and living in Wiltshire.Thanks Spike the photo’s and the Entry Order of Merit are very much appreciatedSpike sent the 210 Order of Merit as a .pdf but I had to convert it to separate .jpg images. If anyone wants the original .pdf just let me know and I’ll attach it to an email. It is over 5MB. -
Hello Ex-210 Entry Brats
Posted on February 12th, 2009 1 commentI never in a hundred years expected it would be left up to me, Dave “Ozzy” Osborn, to set up a website for our illustrious 210th Entry, No.1 School of Technical Training, RAF Halton.
Can any of you ex-brats please gather up some of your old photos or write a short/long story of your time at Halton and send them to me via the email icon shown at the top right of this page. I will endeavour to put all of your work on the site. I have none of my own and I will gladly give you full credit for each and every photo or story published.
Mike Fowen kindly supplied the “SOCIT TUUM”210 Entry crest image.
I have no idea how many boys joined up on 4th September 1967, if anyone has a list of names or if you could supply me with names that you remember. Sgt. Thomas, on one of our earliest roll calls shouted out a name that had everyone in stitches at the time, Green P., well it was funny at the time to about 80 nervous Craft Apprentices.
I can start the ball rolling with some of the names I remember:-
Pete Masters - Thanks for the loan of the jacket.
Tony Martin - Sorry about the nose.
Dave Hatton - I bet you got the Morgan.
John Robinson - Thanks for the loan of the Mac.
Wilkie Wilkinson -Hi Geordie.
Alan Page - The Fencer.
Malc Pardy - I bet you wish you had kept the Morris 1000,000.
Frank Hegartty - Hope you are a better card player.
Mike Fowen - MG Magnette and klaxon.
Pete Green - Green “Pea”.
John Riggs - Entry Artist, crest designer.
Dusty Miller - Sir Dusty now
Tony Hill - “Elvis”
Mike Cox - Broke his ankle and finished with 211 Entry
Ralph “Spike” Lawton - Pockets full of 252’s
Old age has gotten the better of me and I can see the faces but can’t put names to them, sorry.
Cheers,
Ozzy.
If our old maths teacher finds this site, Flt Lt. Harris then please get in touch “Flight”
Trevor Hempsall got in touch, he was one of the E Fitt (G)’s and his list of names he can remember consists of:-
The E Fitt G’s were:
Tony Allenby
Dennis Hudson
Mick Adams
Fred McGrail
Rob Rivett - Should have been “rigger” with a name like that.
Mick Robson
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