Mike Lethbridge

Mike Lethbridge was the leader
of the Military Band, departed the RAF early and became Assistant
Chief Test Engineer with Rolls Royce.
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Min Larkin

despite doing 49 days
jankers and spending some time in the guardroom served just short of 45
years in the RAF and became a Group Captain
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Peter Papworth

Awarded a Cadetship to Cranwell,
became a Wing Commander and
Chief Flying Instructor at RAF Oakington |
Jim Hicks

Famously took the only photograph of the Halton Tornado in 1950,
bought himself out of the Service and became a Contracts
Engineer purchasing equipment for Nuclear Power Stations |
Ackers Money

Ackers Money, Served his 12 years, civilian employment unknown but sadly
died of a heart attack aged 50. |
Bellow Barker

'Served his 12 years in the RAF and then emigrated to New Zealand where
he set
up his own electrical house wiring company.
After retiring from this in 1999 he went into property development'
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Sid Richardson

bought himself out after a few years
Service and went into industry
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Jones

discharged in the first year
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Phil Small

Transferred to airmen training in year two |
Raja Tassaduq Hussein
(Jam Jar)
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Mike Smith

left the service in 1955 and went into Engineering Design, a career in
Martial Arts started at Halton with Judo, and he is now 7th dan Aikido.
Was also involved in Archery and headed up the Olympic Squad running up
to the Moscow Olympic Games. |
Abdul Azziz Khan
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Bob Jones

Served 27 years in the RAF retired as Flight Sergeant and
qualified as a carer and teacher
of Mentally Handicapped Adults
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Irvin Keen

Served 22 years in the RAF, retired as a
Chief Technician and became a publican |
Keith Youlden

Was Pipe Major of the Halton drums, and is still to this day a
highly talented piper.
He wrote the history of the Halton pipe bands.
Became a Wg Cdr Engineer |
Vic Blake

started flying training soon after leaving
Halton and became a
pilot in
Fighter Command |

" Frank Littlehales
probably on janks"

"Peter Bradley who became a Shackleton
pilot and served on 205 Squadron ,
Singapore, where he and Min Larkin
were in the same crew.
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Derek Smith

killed in a motor cycle accident in 1955 whilst waiting to start
Navigator training |
Brian Steer
"Brian died suddenly on 19th June 1976 at age 43.
He was serving at St Athan at the time as a Flight Lieutenant, but was
commuting weekly from
Cranwell where he had been previously as an
education officer teaching officer cadets".
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Derek Kimpton

"Took demob after serving his 12 years
and worked initially at Rolls Royce
and later until retirement at age 60
with C.E.G.B specialising in instrumentation/control of test
beds".
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Gus White

"Purchased his discharge in 1957 and held posts in aircraft engineering
with Hunting
Clan, Eagle Airways, BEA and finally with
British Airways where he stayed for 31 years".
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M Ahraf, Electrician, who met his end
at the end of a rope after shooting
7 others in a gambling den
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Bob Lawrence
'Bob retired from the RAF after 25 years
and then worked for Ruston Gas Turbines
in Lincoln for another 25 years as an
electrical draughtsman.
Sadly he died aged 70"
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Frank Lock
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Les Nash

Sgt Apprentice who won a cadetship to
Henlow. After graduation qualified as a
pilot, but served a full career in the
engineering branch attaining the rank of
Wing Commander."
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M A Khan Electrician who became a
Squadron Leader in the RPAF and
later qualified as a Lawyer.
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Chaudry Electrician who came top of the Pakistanis and was in the
top few of the entry
as a whole. He became a Group Captain in the RPAF and is now retired
living in Canada
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Peter Dowler
" Retired at age 40 as a Chief Technician having been awarded the
BEM in the New Years Honours List 1969 for services to Central Flying
School (Helicopters). Then worked in various engineering posts
(mainly industrial) in several places including Brunei and
Oman"
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Denis Thomas(AKA Sir Rowland) who lived a very lonely life and died
in sad circumstances in May 2012
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"Peter Dowler and Paul Roberts outside Peter's house in 1951.
Paul Roberts was last known to be at RAF Watton in 1957".
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Doug Till. Ex 61st but came to 63 rd after 18 months.
Became a Chief Technician and was awarded an AOCs Commendation.
Turned down a commission to
stay in Service to qualify as a teacher.
He taught Technical Drawing and Engineering retiring in 1992

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'Syed Ali .Armourer. After service in the
RPAF settled in London and had
a successful career in inport/export sales,
then started his own travel agency finally
entering the teaching profession before
retiring to spend much of his time
traveling the world."
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David Exton. After his initial 12 years he moved to Hemel
Hempstead and worked at Rotax on aircraft electrical systems. He later
moved to Handley Page on Victors before finishing his career as
Production Engineer at J. Ilkensons.

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