The 81st Entry
RAF Halton Aircraft Apprentices
Sept 1955 - July 1958

ISSUE No.9 - NOVEMBER 2006
81st ENTRY NEWSLETTER
Editor: Mike Stanley

Graduation of the 81st Entry With many thanks to Frank Shaw of the 97th/98th Entry

The following extract is from an old (very old) Halton magazine

The Graduation Parade of the 81st Entry of Aircraft Apprentices at Halton took place on the Henderson-Groves Parade Ground on 30th July 1958. The Reviewing Officer was Air Chief Marshal Sir Walter Dawson, K.C.B, C.B.E, D.S.O., Air Member for Supply and Organisation. He was accompanied by Air Marshal Sir Arthur McDonald, Air Officer Commanding -in- Chief Technical Training Command; Air Vice-Marshal H D Speckley, C.B. O.B.E; Air Officer Commanding No.24 Group; Air Commodore T N Coslett, O.B.E., Commandant of No 1 School of Technical Training; Group Captain A K Hunter OBE, Senior Training Officer; Group Captain E A Stockwell, Principal Education Officer and Wing Commander A A Pedder, Officer Commanding No 1 Apprentice Wing.

The parade was under the command of Warrant Officer Apprentice B H Martin of the 81st Entry.

The following Apprentices were subordinate commanders:


Parade Adjutant. S/A/A E T White
Parade Warrant Officer C/A/A J Plumbley
Colour Bearer F.S/A/A W P Verdin
Colour Warrant Officer S/A/A J H T Hathaway
Colour Escorts S/A/A P J Perry ; S/A/A A R Jackson
Colour Orderly A/A A R Thompson
Escort Squadron Commander F.S/A/A H W F Hutchinson
No 1 Flight Commander S/A/A M A A Mason
No 2 Flight Commander S/A/A M S Johnson
No 2 Squadron Commander S/A/A E F Stone
No 1 Flight Commander S/A/A D A Cooper
No 2 Flight Commander L/A/A R A Lucas
Standard Bearers C/A/A V. Avis; C/A/A D. Brooks
Apprentice i/c Supporting Entry F.S/A/A D K Pirie
Drum Major Pipe Band A/A J Squires

The Entries on parade were the 81st and 82nd


































Bill Verdin(RIP) and friend