Royal Air Force
Administrative Apprentices Association

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9th June, 2023

A New Article

My thanks to Ted Huntley for sending us a very interesting account of his Service life. Would much appreciate more of the same from those members yet to put pen...

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7th June, 2023

Death Of An Association Member

Sadly I have been notified of the death Richard (Dick) Smedley (593021) - 24th Entry. Dick had been in a care home for some time and died on 2nd April. On behal...

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5th June, 2023

A New Article

Our thanks to Mick Morris (44th) for providing a very interesting article with a sporting theme. To read the article please click the link below: https://...

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4th June, 2023

The Association Newsletter - Edition 135 June 2023

I am pleased to announce that the June edition of the Association Newsletter (No 135) has now been published. An email has been sent to all members with access ...

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4th June, 2023

Find A Friend

Just a reminder that you might consider visiting our Find a Friend page where you can view requests sumitted by ex-administrative apprentices and others seeking...

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3rd June, 2023

The Nuclear Test Medal

We would like to draw your attention to the following article regarding the award of a Nuclear Test Medal. This article will also be published in the June 2023 ...

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3rd June, 2023

The South West Herts Regional Group

Please click the following link to view the latest report from the SW Herts Regional Group: https://rafadappassn.org/regional-groups/history-of-the-sw-herts-...

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30th May, 2023

Death Of John Henry (JH) Beckett 56R (591767)

Sadly we have been advised of the death of member John Beckett one of the few surviving ex-Ruislip Apprentice Clerks. John died aged 98 on 4th November 2022 and...

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30th May, 2023

The Dorset Regional Group

I have received a report on the activities of the Dorset Regional Group from Tony Peters (34th). To read please click the following link: https://rafadapp...

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27th May, 2023

RAFA Cheltenham Lunch Event

  Those of you living in the Glooucestershire area may wish to note the forthcoming lunch event being held by the Cheltenham Branch of the RAFA on Thurs...

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24th May, 2023

New Image - 45th Entry

Thanks John Gillespie for sending in a new image featuring members of the 45th Entry. If anyone can put names to the faces please let me know at administrator@r...

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24th May, 2023

Death Of A Non Association Member

Sadly we have been advised of the death of Johnnie Palmer (35th Entry) who died on 18 May. I have no further details. Johnnie was not a member of the Associatio...

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21st May, 2023

New Articles

My thanks to Dave Williams (324th) for sending us two very interesting articles. To read these articles please click the link below: https://rafadappassn.org...

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6th May, 2023

Death Of An Ex-Member

Sadly I have been advised of the death of ex-member Anthony Burchell (38th), who was the Association Membership Secretary until 2015.  He had been unwell f...

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22nd April, 2023

Death Of Non Member

Sadly I have been advised of the death of Colin Ramshaw (20th) who died a month ago. He had been ill for some time with Alzheimer’s disease. Colin was a membe...

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19th April, 2023

An Obituary To Ray Burrow (29th) - Alan Bell

Following his death on 31st March, I have written a short obituary for my good friend Ray Burrow. To read both this obituary and the eulogy spoken at his fun...

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19th April, 2023

Death Of An Association Member

Sadly I have been advised of the death of Association member Peter Cowper (27th), who died on 4th April. The Association extends its sincere condolences to Pete...

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10th April, 2023

Obituary To Peter Spight - 46th Entry

My thanks to Tony Collins (46th) for sending us his obituary to his friend Peter Spight who sadly died on 22nd March 2023. You can read this tribute by clicking...

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28th March, 2023

Regatta Professional Fleeces

I have recently purchased and received, two Regatta Professional fleeces both bearing the RAf Strike Command logo. They are unfortunately too big (UK Size XL EU...

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8th March, 2023

A Poignant Article

My thanks to my old friend and fellow member of the 29th Entry, Pete Culley for producing a very emotive article outlining his concerns as to the future of ...

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3rd January, 2023

A Significant Anniversary!

2023 marks the 65th Anniversary of the induction of the 33rd, 34th and 35th entries in January, May and September respectively.  They all started at RA...

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3rd January, 2023

Military Aviation Heritage Network

My thanks to association member Peter Davis (315th) who has sent me details of the Military Aviation Heritage Network. For those of you that enjoy visiting avia...

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1st December, 2022

Association Items For Sale

  For your information, our Treasurer Garry Hoyland has notified the latest stock list: Apprentice Wheels £3.00 (108 left) Lapel Badges £3.00 (2...

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23rd November, 2022

A Proposed Visit To Northolt

The following is published on behalf of Phil Gough (31st). Would those interested please contact Phil direct at his email address shown below. 'I had the ide...

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12th October, 2022

Find A Friend Listing

I have today removed all Find A Friend requests that were over a year old. The current list can be found here: https://rafadappassn.org/find-my-friend-list/ ...

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4th October, 2022

Archive Items For Disposal

Our Membership Secretary has a number of archived items that are surplus to requirements. These are offered for just the cost of package and posting. To view...

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30th April, 2022

Asssociation Editorial Policy - An Update

        Most of you will be aware that the majority of websites now publish guidelines offering advice about their expected ...

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31st October, 2021

Payment Of Membership Subscriptions

A majority of our Association members will be aware that the Association currently bank with HSBC (Witney branch).  You may also know that as part of their rat...

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16th March, 2021

Contacting The Association

I thought it might be useful to repost this notice for the benefit of new members Would members please note that if you wish to contact the Association, your...

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15th September, 2020

Final Postings

We have introduced a new page within in the Home Page Scrapbooks menu which lists those ex-RAF Ruislip Apprentice Clerks, ex-RAF Administrative Apprentices and ...

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6th September, 2020

Commenting On Notices

It is worth reminding you that you can send comments in the Leave A Reply box situated at the end of each published Notice.  it is quicker to comment this ...

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Relevant Notices Are Now Archived

30th November, 2018

Relevant Notices Are Now Archived

When I publish a notice, it remains 'live' on the board until I feel it has been there long enough to have served its initial purpose. Rather than just delete a...

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19th May, 2018

Beware The Scammers!

I have today posted a new topic in our Forum page on the subject of fraud prevention. The post is not intended to teach anyone to 'suck eggs' but a timely remin...

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