Royal Air Force
Administrative Apprentices Association
Multum A Parvo
24th November, 2020
We have been made aware of the passing of Association member Stuart Wright (310th) who died on 22nd November after a long illness. I have included a short obitu...
See More17th November, 2020
I am pleased to publish a new article by Harry Trumbell (29th). This is Part 2 of his father's recollections of the war and very interesting it is too. A li...
See More11th November, 2020
We are receiving enquiries from ex-RAF apprentices regarding the purchase of the Commemorative Medal. Members of our own Association have been notified of the a...
See More9th November, 2020
Thanks to Grahame May (25th) for providing a new article about his experiences at the summer camp in Porthcawl in 1956. No doubt many of us who were training at...
See More1st November, 2020
Would members and those wishing to join our Association please note a change to our Membership Secretary. David Tinley (our current Archivist) has now tak...
See More28th October, 2020
My thanks to Dixie Dean for providing a report on the day at Bircham Newton on 25th October: RAF HERITAGE CENTRE, BIRCHAM NEWTON We were blessed with glor...
See More28th October, 2020
My commemorative medals arrived the other day. Thought you might like to see my photos. Must say I am very pleased with them. Those of us who have purchased the...
See More27th October, 2020
Thanks to Bob Danes (33rd) for providing a very interesting article. Just the kind of stuff we need for the website and our newsletters. To read this article...
See More22nd October, 2020
There is occasionally some misunderstanding as to how best to submit an article or other item for publication on the website. Articles To avoid the ...
See More22nd October, 2020
Our thanks to John Boston (44th) for providing an obituary to his friend the late Tony Pearce. To read please click here...
See More22nd October, 2020
As members will be aware, the next Association Newsletter will be published in December. I am sure that our Newsletter Editor Steve Day will welcome any article...
See More2nd October, 2020
Further to my notice dated 24th September, my thanks to Dixie Dean for providing me with the following missing shield images: 35th, 37th, 38th, 39th, 40t...
See More24th September, 2020
Although I do have access to a number of entry shield images already, there are significant gaps. I would be grateful if any of you have good .jpeg or .pn...
See More15th September, 2020
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 ...
See More6th September, 2020
We have received a couple of interesting comments on the New Article notice published on 30th August. Both comments were however, sent to either myself or to th...
See More3rd September, 2020
See above for the latest Centre opening times for the remainder of 2020. Further details provided by the Heritage Centre can be found here: https:/...
See More5th February, 2020
Frank Wareham our Membership Secretary, has been contacted by member Ron Spurs (320th) giving details of a forces support charity with which he is involved. ...
See More21st December, 2019
The Association has recently acquired the remaining stock of the Apprentice Poppy Pin and these are on sale at the bargain price of £10.00 which includes p...
See More18th March, 2019
My thanks to Steve Day for picking up the following from Facebook. It may be of interest to some to note the following: Veterans’ Orthopaedic Service...
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30th November, 2018
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...
See More18th September, 2018
The other day, I found a new image featuring a former member of the 322nd Entry on our RAFAAA Facebook site. https://www.facebook.com/rafadappassn/ ...
See More22nd August, 2018
I have today introduced a new page advertising Association items for sale via our Treasurer(including current prices) . This page is located in the Contac...
See More8th August, 2018
Just a reminder that our Forum pages are available for you to open a discussion on virtually any topic. It is an excellent way of making new friends, maki...
See More30th July, 2018
The RAF Hereford Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/24904738175 has again yielded new images not so far published in our own entry Scrapbook pa...
See More19th May, 2018
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...
See More9th July, 2017
9th July 2017 Just a reminder to ensure that your notified email address held by the Association is up to date. Access to the Newsletter and the Annual Reuni...
See More28th December, 2015
Would members please note that if you wish to contact the Association, your query or notification should be addressed to the Committee member responsible for de...
See MoreThe Royal Air Force Administrative Apprentices Association welcomes you to it's new website. Our site has been completely redesigned to give a more modern look and feel whilst retaining all of the essential material Association members and regular visitors will be familiar with.
Alan Bell, Website Manager
administrator@rafadappassn.org