Letter 48: June 15, 1943
June
15/43
Dear
Ellen
Hi Nell my old sugar plum hows the
hair on your chest. I’m still going strong. Had letters the other day from you
& Dad & glad to hear you had such a nice weekend at Tuxford & also
that you like Edith. Dads last Airmail letter sure came in a hurry, posted on
May 28. He was telling me about hearing my name over the radio about me being
on the raid to Essen & also that it was in the paper. I knew I’d get my
name in radio some day eh what.
I haven’t made many raids so far but
I’m coming along. My crew are all well, I told you we had one Englishman in the
crew well we got rid of him & got a Canadian instead, we had a little
trouble with the English fellow. My crew & I had a few days leave last week
so Ron (from Moose Jaw) & I went to Newcastle where we had a grand time,
sure met some lovely people especially females. There are not many forces
around there so that helps a lot.
I think I told you that John Edwards
& Charlie Poulter are stationed here on the ground crew. John & Ron
went out for a few beers one night & had a good old conflab, just like old
times.
We have to walk a little ways from
the camp to eat & there is a farm house on the way there, Ron & I were
going for dinner today & we walked up to farm house & talked very nice
to the lady & she sold us 4 eggs, we really had a swell dinner.
About Netta in S.Wales well things
were getting a bit serious so I had a big chat when I was there on my last
leave & I told her she had better step out with other fellows once in
awhile because I wasn’t the marrying type, we still write though & are good
friends. I received the silk stockings from you Ellen just a few days ago &
thanks a million, it was sure swell of you to do it. I haven’t received the
cigarettes as yet but will likely soon & thanks a lot for them to. I
received some cigarettes from Dad & the Tuxford cigarette fund the other
day. I received a parcel also from MRs Gelhard of Liberety with candy &
bars in it & it was sure swell.
Well Ellen enough for this time
& hoping this finds you well.
Your loving brother
Fred
NOTE
On the same day as he wrote this letter, 15 June 1943, he was assigned to Squadron 434 in Tholthorpe, Yorkshire
The
unit was first formed at RAF Tholthorpe, United Kingdom on
13 June 1943, flying the Handley Page Halifax Mk V. On 13 August 1943
it flew its first operational sortie, a bombing raid across the Alps to Milan,
Italy
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