Welcome to the Website of the 71st Entry Royal Air Force Aircraft Apprentices

The 71st Entryof Aircraft Apprentices arrived at the No 1 School of

Technical Training RAF Halton

on the 29th April 1952 to

commence a unique three

year training experience

to qualify as Aircraft

Technicians in the

respective trades of

Engines, Airframes,

Armaments, Instruments

and Electrics.

After three years of being groomed to a  standard of technical excellence as  'Trenchards Brats', the survivors of

  the 71st Entry graduated on 6th

  April 1955 as Junior Technicians

  and were posted to selected

  Royal Air Force Units to apply

  their new found skills