1 and 2 Squadrons, 2 Wing

Telegraphist, Cook, Air Radar
24th ENTRY BOY ENTRANTS
Royal Air Force Cosford
February 1955 to July 1956

3 and 4 Squadrons, 2 Wing

Air Wireless, Ground Wireless
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As We Are
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AS WE WERE - COSFORD

These pages include material from our time at Cosford, recent recollections of those days, other content related to Boy Entrant service and after leaving Cosford. Very few boy entrants had a camera, but some did and have provided photographs. Other pictures of the 24th included here are taken from the Cosford Magazines of 1956, a November 1955 article in the Birmingham Sunday Mercury and the official entry photographs. Many thanks to all who have contributed material for this record. Other contributions welcome.

Contents

From 1955-56  
FROM 1955 - 56
24th Entry Pass Out Review - 24th July 1956 Beating the Bounds
Sunday Mercury November 20th 1955 John Crabb's Album
Telegraphists Evening Out (From Joe Blakey) Dennis Lancaster's Album
24th Air Wireless in ITS (From Brian Lawson) 24th Air Wireless in ITS (From Dave Beney)
Pete Page's Album Cross-Country Team (From Joe Payler)
Chris Madden's Album Ken Simmond's Album
Ted Mason's Album Bill Overy's Album
Les Lawson's Album (Added April 2010) Richard Fiddy's Album (Added March 2013)

OFFICIAL ENTRY PHOTOGRAPHS
24th Entry - No 1 Squadron (Radar)
(photo provided by Brian Bourdon)

24th Entry - No 1 Squadron (Cooks)
(photo provided by Les Baker)

24th Entry - No 2 Squadron - June 1956 )
Telegraphists (photo provided by Joe Blakey)

24th Entry - No 3 Squadron - June 1956
Air and Ground Wireless (photo provided by Geordie Curtis)

24th Entry - No 4 Squadron - June 1956

Air and Ground Wireless


RECENT RECOLLECTIONS
Tony Fairbridge's Reminiscences of Boy Entrant Training at Cosford 1955 -1956

David Switzer's Recollections - Eve of Graduation and the Food Boycott

Les Lawson's Reminiscences of Cosford 1955 -1956 - 'You're Having a Laugh' (Added April 2010)


COSFORD LATE 1950s
Pictures of Cosford from the late 1950
s