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Welcome to the 98th Entry RAF Locking Website
The young men who were about to become members of the 98th Entry of Royal Air Force Aircraft Apprentices arrived with their long hair and some apprehension of their immediate future at No 1 Radio School, RAF Locking Weston Super Mare at the beginning of May 1961. The 98th became the last entry to join D squadron and wear the distinctive Brown hatband.
The entries that enlisted at that time of the year were traditionally smaller than the summer or Christmas entries. The 98th were no exception; initially there were 71 members of the 98th which also included one from the 96th entry. On graduation in March 1964 the number had fallen to 58 and another 3 had joined the 99th Entry.
The first weeks were spent visiting the Station barber for a regulation short back and sides. These days it is more like a polish and trim for most of us. Several visits to Stores to be measured for our uniforms and collect denims, boots, shoes, button stick and the rest of the necessary paraphernalia. Cpl Melville, our friendly DI, spent many hours shouting at the new recruits trying to teach them the basic drills movements including remembering left foot from right foot.
It is now over 40 years since we left RAF Locking and rather belatedly I have been trying to trace everyone. I have positive contact information on those listed below .If you know the whereabouts of any other ex-98th please forward their details to me through the Contact page on the Main Menu.
Mick Rafferty
Those whose contact details I have are:
Frank Arnot, Nigel Bengree, Peter Boyd, Doug Buttery,
Jimmy Campbell, Ben Clarke, Dave Croft, A Colin Fergusson,
John James, Roger Jarvis, John Jenkins, Graham Jukes, Howard(Percy)Knott,Simon May,Nick Palmer, David Parker, Mick Rafferty, ,Stewart Riddick, Graham Roberts, Tony Russell, William(Bill)De Ryck, Graham Sargeant, Dave Stares, John Surtees, Terry Sutton , Colin Thirwall, Les Thorley, John Turpin, Dave Tripp & Tony Van Rassel.
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Dave Parker has suggested that we have a reunion next May. See his post in the forum for more details or to post your comments.
Click Here to read his post & other comments.
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| 98th Entry Missing members |
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We are still looking for the following members of the 98th Entry of RAF Locking apprentices.
If you know where they are or have any information on them please e-mail me through the Contact Page on Main menu.
Mick Rafferty
C B (Babs) Bailey – Brother has made contact, R K B Barnes, M (Dick) Barton, J F Benford, J Cornforth, V S Dorey, J Druett, D Fenwick, K Foster – Address known waiting for him to make contact, S A Good, I Harris, J D Harvey, P A Larner, M Levesley, S J Merriman, D W Oxley, K D (Taff) Penny, N F Price, N G Reed, L A Reilly, T J Roberts, G J Roberts, C N Rutter, D A Saul, B K Underhill, S B Watson, G F Webber & B P Hamilton-Wilks
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| 98th Locking Pass Out Parade Video |
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Video footage of the RAF Locking 98th Entry Pass Out Parade has now been added to the site.
This can be accessed by either selecting 98th Pass Out Video from the Main Menu or by
Clicking here
The video has two versions for High & Low speed Internet connections. The video's are in Windows Media Video format. If you have any differculties viewing them online they can be downloaded from newly added
Downloads Section
Thank you to David Parker for providing the footage.
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| Site Problems / Technical Queries |
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If you encounter any problems using this site or have any queries about how to use it please contact me by sending me a Private Message. You will need to be Logged in to do this.
Click here to send me a private message.
Thanks,
Martin (Site Admin).
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