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	RAF Halton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		RAF Halton is one of the larger Royal Air Force (RAF) stations in the United Kingdom, located near the village of Halton, Buckinghamshire.
		Halton House continues to be used as the Station's principal Officers' Mess.
		RAF Halton was the first station to be granted the dignity of a Queen's colour.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/RAF_Halton (420 words)

	Halton House - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Halton House is a country house situated in the Chiltern Hills above the village of Halton in Buckinghamshire, England.
		It is currently used as the main Officers' Mess for RAF Halton.
		Halton House web site provided by RAF Halton's Officers' Mess Heritage Committee.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Halton_House (854 words)

	Royal Air Force Encyclopedia Article @ LocalColorArt.com (Local Color Art) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The RAF is the oldest independent air force in the world, formed on April 1, 1918.
		The RAF has leased 4 C-17 Globemaster IIIs from Boeing to provide a strategic heavy airlift capability; it was announced in 2004 that these will be purchased, together with a further example, once the lease expires.
		RAF fighters based in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait prior to and during the 1990 Gulf War, and later to enforce no-fly zones over Iraq.
	www.localcolorart.com /encyclopedia/Royal_Air_Force (2978 words)

	Royal Air Force - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The RAF was founded on April 1st, 1918 by the amalgamation of the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service.
		The primary role of the RAF in the Cold War years was the defence of Europe against potential attack by the Soviet Union.
		RAF squadrons are somewhat analogous to the regiments of the British army, in that they have histories and traditions going back to their formation, regardless of where they are currently based, which aircraft they are operating, etc. They can be awarded standards and battle honours for meritorious service.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Royal_Air_Force (4119 words)

	GT Pillar Halton.htm (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		RAF Halton is in Buckinghamshire between the Aylesbury Vale and the start of the Chiltern Hills.
		RAF Halton is also the RAF's Home for Sport for 11 Associations, and as such, has an extensive array of fixtures throughout the year.
		In 1997 the Queen's Colour was presented to RAF Halton the first time a Colour has been presented to a Station.
	www.tgda.gov.uk /GT_Pillar_Halton.htm (809 words)

	Definition of Royal Air Force
		The names and insignia of RAF Officers were based on those in use by the Royal Navy - the insignia for equivalent ranks are the same apart from the colour (light blue stripe on a fl background rather than gold) and the absence of the Navy's loop.
		The RAF was under the supervision of the Air Ministry and was the world's second independent air force, after the German Luftwaffe, though because the Luftwaffe was disbanded after the end of World War I, the RAF is the oldest airforce in the world.
		The end of the RAF presence in the east of Asia came in 1971 when the Far East Air Force was disbanded on October 31.
	www.wordiq.com /definition/Royal_Air_Force (2592 words)

	RAF Halton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Halton nestles between the Vale of Aylesbury and the start of the Chiltern Hills.
		RAF Halton is approximately 25 miles from the Watford Junction of the M25.
		RAF Halton is the RAF’s Home for Sport for 14 sports.
	www.rafhalton.co.uk (208 words)

	RAF Apprentices and Boy Entrants On The WWW: RAF Halton Apprentices History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Halton received its first entry of Boys in January 1922 at which time the rank of Aircraft Apprentice was adopted.
		The 3 year Apprenticeship remained the core of RAF technical training, with intakes three times a year to match the end of the school terms; by the mid-1950s with the onset of the Cold War, the Apprenticeship population at Halton numbered some 2500.
		The Queen's Colour for No.1 School of Technical Training was presented to a parade of Apprentices at Halton on 25th July 1952 by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in the presence of Lord Trenchard.
	www.appbe.com /library/haltonapps.html (1187 words)

	Personnel and Training Command (PTC) - News and Communications (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		RAF Halton has been thanked by The Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin in Stoke Mandeville for repairing damage in the tower.
		RAF Valley Station Commander, Group Captain Mark Green was taken around the circuit by John Reynolds and not to be outdone, his wife Jane also donned a set of leathers and experienced the rush of 140 mph down the long main runway at Valley.
		RAF Halton’s Recruit Training Squadron (RTS) is in the news again for charity work, this time for their energetic street collection on behalf of Chiltern and Thames Valley Air Ambulance.
	www.raf.mod.uk /ptc/archive04.html (16097 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Royal Air Force
		The RAF is the oldest independent air force in the world, first formed on April 1, 1918.
		The RAF was founded in April 1, 1918 by the amalgamation of the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service.
		Strike Command — HQ at RAF High Wycombe — responsible for all of the operational operations of the RAF.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Royal_Air_Force (3785 words)

	Useful Links - RAF (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		RAF 550 squadron flew from North Killingholme Airbase, Lincolnshire, from late 1943 to October 1945.
		RAF Hemswell was a Bomber Command Royal Air Force Station in Lincolnshire.
		R.A.F. The purpose of my website is to give an idea,in my own small way,of what 2 years as an RAF national serviceman was like(an impossible task!)....
	www.comradesandcolleagues.com /links/raf.html (1949 words)

	RAF HALTON APPRENTICES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The association between Halton and the Armed Forces began in Autumn 1912, when large scale manouevres were held to exercise the defence of London against attack.
		Defending forces from Aldershot were offered help and hospitality from Alfred Rothschild, the owner of Halton House; these forces had three aircraft and an airship as part of their resources.
		This was the first link between aviation and the Halton estate - a link which has continued unbroken to this day.
	www.83rdentry.co.uk (77 words)

	RAF HALTON VIEWING GUIDE
		Located North-West of Halton village, South of Aston Clinton which is on the A41 in Buckinghamshire, between Aylesbury and Hemel Hempstead.
		Halton was famous for the apprentice school but these days the station is home to the School of Recruit Training and other non-flying units; the station itself is East of Halton while the airfield is to the West.
		Unlike most RAF stations flying continues throughout the week, including the weekend, with the Vigilants often busier on a Sunday than during the week.
	www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk /spotting/halton.html (1148 words)

	RAF Halton - choddo.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		I bought this trip to fly in an RAF motorglider, the type used by the Air Cadets, in a charity auction organised by a friend.
		RAF Halton is quite a large sprawling place and has been around longer than the Air Force itself, with the land used by the old Army Air Core in the First World War.
		This is the wife avoiding the camera, with 3 of the planes outside the main hangar where the glider instructors are based.
	www.choddo.com /freeload.nsf/Halton (730 words)

	The 94th Entry of RAF Halton Aircraft Apprentices
		They were the94th Entry of RAF Halton Apprentices.
		The 94th were the first entry to go through the selection process at the old airship station RAF Cardington and were also the first entry to complete all of their first year of training in # 3 Wing.
		On 7th January1963, the 94th Entry left RAF Halton to begin their careers at selected RAF units.
	members.shaw.ca /RAFHAA94th/home.htm (193 words)

	RAF Apprentices and Boy Entrants On The WWW: Library Timeline (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Halton/Cranwell: Advance party of RFC (Boys) from Halton, together with RNAS (Boys) from Cranwell, headed by Officers and NCO's of both services were led by the Cranwell Station Band and marched through the gates of Cranwell.
		School of Technical Training, RAF Halton for the training of Boy Mechanics, the Air Council decided to use The Boys Wing, RAF Cranwell.
		The 10th entry commenced training at RAF Cranwell, however, their final year of training and graduation was completed at No 1.
	www.appbe.com /library/timeline.html (927 words)

	613 Volunteer Gliding School
		613 VGS is located on the grass airfield at RAF Halton near Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire.
		The nearest railway station is in Wendover which is on the Marylebone to Aylesbury Line and there is a bus from the station to RAF Halton.
		RAF Halton is part of the Personnel and Training Command and was probably best known for the Apprentice School, which closed during the late 1990's.
	www.613vgs.org.uk /aboutus/halton.htm (175 words)

	132nd Entry RAF Halton
		The purpose of this site is primarily to keep members of the 132nd entry RAF Halton in touch with each other.
		Some 110 of us arrived at Halton in November 1978, wondering what we had let ourselves in for.
		It is always interesting to catch up with the news when we occasionally bump into each other, 20 years later.
	halton132.tripod.com (177 words)

	Ex-202 Entry, Craft Apprentices, No 1 School of Technical Training, Royal Air Force Halton
		At the end of 2001, Stuart was told by a colleague (Wg Cdr Geoff Binfield, (ex-203 entry, who was WTO at 1 S of TT, RAF Cosford until he retired in April 2003) that WO Jim McKee, was to retire from the RAF.
		RAF Halton Aircraft Apprentices Association is a good way to keep in touch with ex-brats and the alma mater.
		On 25 September 2004, there was a members only reunion on at RAF Halton, which was attended by Dave Burgin, Frank Dixon, John Norman, Mac Pile, Stuart Morgan, and Jim Voss.
	www.angelfire.com /ak/202entry (2065 words)

	Membership Application (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The HAAA was formed in 1980 to foster the comradeship and esprit de corps that ex apprentices (Trenchard's Brats) enjoyed during their sojourn at Halton.
		The Association is run by an elected Council of volunteers who operate from a suite of offices at the airfield at RAF Halton.
		Membership is open to all who served an Apprenticeship at RAF Halton, including those who came from old commonwealth and foreign countries.
	members.aol.com /haltonapps/membapp.html (293 words)

	RAF Halton Apprentices: 81st Entry
		My time at Halton was, like that of most others, a mixture of the good, the not so good, the bad and indescribable.
		I was pounced upon by the said Chiefy who grilled me and on learning that I was one of the ‘new entry’ he promptly informed me to attend at the indoor range next Tuesday evening.
		My highlight at Halton was 1957 when we won the full-bore competition between the Apprentice and Boy Entrant Schools, this was held at Bisley during the annual RAF Championship Week.
	freespace.virgin.net /sh.k/news52.html (1272 words)

	RAF Apprentices and Boy Entrants On The WWW (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		It is circular with the letters RAF in blue enamel in the 3, 6 and 9 0'clock positions.
		I have postcards showing the YMCA buildings at Halton, interior of YMCA Hut at Halton Park East, and a postcard of Halton village.
		The Habbites (RAF Habbaniya Assoc.) dedicated a tree to its everlasting memory, with a short service at the National Arboretum near Litchfield Staffs.
	www.appbe.com /nboard2/Memorabillia (988 words)

	RAF Halton Band (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The band was originally formed from RAF apprentices who learnt their various trades at RAF Halton over a three-year period.
		Today Halton is the basic recruit training station for the Royal Air Force, but the band’s personnel are drawn from a much wider spectrum.
		With the professional bands stretched more and more, RAF Halton Area Band has undertaken quite a few important and varied engagements over the last few years.
	www.rafhalton.co.uk /html/raf_halton_band.html (553 words)

	117th: RAF Halton Apprentices
		The 117th Entry to RAF Halton started on Oct 27th 1969 with 56 aspiring recruits.
		We were all dispatched to frontline bases and virtually all of us worked on first-line servicing of RAF aircraft.
		On September 2001, I was the only one to turn up at Halton from the 117th.
	webhome.idirect.com /~mybest/brat117 (224 words)

	RAF Halton...here I am
		Ermm, cant really think of much else thats remotely interesting to you guys apart from I just spent a week on an RAF base which was fun, I went on a kind of tame version of Bad lads, but obviously im not a lad whaver you may say.
		Oh and Tim, or if any of you talk to tim, the DVD was great, spesh the loved the bit of Jack in heels shakin it to pretty woman.
		The whole week was spent playing all sorts of music along with 44 other air cadets and many RAF Regiment band players.
	spaces.msn.com /thygingerone (2434 words)

	Home
		The story of Lord Trenchard father of the Royal Air Force, and founder of the RAF Halton Aircraft
		Some 40,000 boys throughout the land and some from abroad trained at RAF HALTON and the
		As a permanent legacy of their apprenticeship at RAF Halton, the 155 entries of Trenchards Brats
	www.xhaltonbrat65.com (97 words)

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		The Entry was formed in 10th May 1957 at Royal Air Force Halton, Buckinghamshire, the original strength being some 283 members.
		After three years of intensive training in aircraft trades the Entry graduated on the 13th April 1960, with nearly one third lost by transfer to junior entries or to lower trade levels.
		The guests were Ian and Jean Blunt, Chairman of the The Royal Air Force Halton Aircraft Apprentices Association.
	members.lycos.co.uk /bernardhorton (567 words)

	RAF Halton Apprentices: 81st Entry
		There are of course many tales to be told of events whilst we were still at Halton.
		At RAF Tengah the RNZAF operated the Bristol 'Vibrator'.
		Nowadays it would be thought that what was being referred to was an interesting object with internal batteries that could be used on tits, whistling or not.
	freespace.virgin.net /sh.k/81stnews3.html (1183 words)

	The 2002 International model show at RAF Halton
		As ever the fairground and circus sections at Halton were as big as they were varied.
		My first experience of the R.A.F. International Model Show was in 2001 when I was offered a day out to see what I can only describe as a modelling extravaganza on a grand scale.
		Rod purchased the unit shortly after it was retired by Roberts' and has spent many hours bringing the vehicle up to the condition we see it today.
	www.thegalloper.com /backstories/1102halton.html (608 words)

	The 65th Entry RAF HALTON 1950/53 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Father of the Royal Air Force and founder of No. 1 School of Technical training at RAF Halton 1922 /1993.
		All 40,000 boys who served at RAF HALTON became affectionately known throughout the Air Forces of the World as TRENCHARD'S-BRATS See the Queens speech at the TRIBUTE in 1997
		HALTON BRATS:- If when you click 'Halton Windows Project' Halton Story in Glass' you see your Entry Window is not highlighted, please contact me with the relevent information, and I will update the Grid
	www.teignvideo.co.uk (145 words)

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