Category: 1941/03
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March 30th 1941
Last night I invite Stoney over and with Pete (Gillespy) and Charles (Braybrooks) we go to the Club. We have some of this egg nogg and some food and eventually go and play billiards. Dan Cremin appears, still drunk from the night before, and I make some passes at him with my cue. This rather […]
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March 25th 1941
Riding the horse and drinking a little. Dan Cremin went into Baghdad the other day and cashed a cheque for five dinars in one of the local bars. He then solemnly hands them round to the nearest five chaps at the bar! Went racing last Saturday but no luck. The flying is progressing and am […]
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March 17th 1941
I now own half a horse. Braybrooks and I were after one and asked Evans, the stable manager, if he could get one. He says “Oh yes, Finjan, £10, take over on Saturday”. I arrange to ride on Thursday but when I get there I find someone else out on him and Evans asking the […]
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March 15th 1941
Nearly caught out on Wednesday. We were night flying and before starting my instructor, Garner, says “be sure and use these plain flying goggles”, handing me a pair – I think Christ, put them on my helmet and, when in the cockpit, I change them over for the pair with the lenses that I bought […]
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March 8th 1941
Had “Ladies Navel with cream” on the menu as a pudding the other day. (JDW: a turkish dish) Did my height test, 15000′, successfully. Right in the clouds and could see the aerodrome occasionally. My finger tips froze and I spent the whole half hour diving and zooming, though not on purpose. I went on […]
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March 2nd 1941
Have been trying formation flying and am regarded as pretty dangerous at it, I think. I am also shown a forced landing, so have now got plenty to think about. The other night we went night flying. I get a bit depressed after doing three bloody awful bumps, but eventually satisfy Garner and am allowed […]
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