Category: 1941/09
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September 27th 1941
Pete Jennings arrives as C.O. and takes over from Coade. Many changes in the air, and it likely that we get down to some proper training. Today Hammerbeck, Dicky and I go and beat up Khushalgarh bridge and Jand station, having arranged with Pentonji (Capt Penton, Army liaison officer) that there are some mythical troops […]
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September 25th 1941
I get hell’s own toothache, so fly to Peshawar to have it done. One Major (S)Pank stops the tooth but not the ache so I go back there today, and he decides that it is the wisdom shifting the others, and so nothing to be done about it. Yesterday Johnstone, Clark and I go to […]
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September 19th 1941
We take Yolande and Eileen Huggins to dinner at Faletti’s and to the cinema, after seeing the bridal train off. Next morning, while signing the movement book in the Adjutant’s office, I see “JHS Broughton” down as orderly officer or something, and sure enough I find he and “Stooge” Garner working in the cypher office, […]
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September 17th 1941
Allan’s wedding today. I see Jerry Beale in hospital and also have Hugh Easton round for a drink one night. Then last Sunday Penton, Watson, self and Hammerbeck went to Peshawar in latter’s car. We swim, drink gin and return after lunch. I see Basil Henson there. On the way back we run into a […]
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September 14th 1941
The Lysanders arrive, and I have now done 1.15 hours in them, though I don’t seem to have gotten them taped yet. Today I do a Tac/R (tactical reconnaissance) to Fort Lockhart at 6600′. Wonderful visibility. A ‘V’ on the hillside near Hangar and a ’54’ on someone’s parade ground. (JDW: does anyone know what […]
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September 5th 1941
I sit about all day in Penton’s office and do an hour’s bugger all. Raining today, and continual thunderstorms. The Lysanders were unable to land as it was too wet, so went to Dehra Ghazi Khan. They now have to get the petrol shifted across the Indus to D.G.K. I study A.P. 1176 “Army Cooperation”. […]
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September 4th 1941 – Kohat
Haig and I suddenly get posted, he to 20 squadron and me to 28. I am told on Saturday to pack up straight away, and leave on Monday at 15.45, reaching here on Tuesday at 17.30. Alan’s marriage fixed for 17th, and I agree to try and meet him at Faletti’s on 16th. I travel […]
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