Letter 26: April 24, 1942
Postmark blacked out
(Can)
R85176 Pilot Piper F J
RCAF
Overseas
Attached
to No1 AGS RAF
April
24/42
Dear
Ellen
So sorry I didn’t write this letter
earlier Ellen but I’ve been so busy flying lately, that at night I haven’t felt
like writing letters. We’ve been really doing a lot of flying this month. I’ve
put in over 35 hours this month already, my total hours flying here are about
120 hours.
I received a letter Ellen from you
the other day, the one with Dad’s letter enclosed with bad news about
S.Astleford. I had already heard about it Ellen & it sure was a surprise
& shock to me.
My roommate Sgt Zee (a Yank) is on
leave at present time so I have my boudoir all to myself. My best chum Sgt Holden
is also on leave. I will sure be glad when my next leave comes along, it is May
about the 13th, it will be nice weather & everything will be so
nice, it should be swell for trout fishing in the Ayr river. I intend going
into London for a few days before I go to Scotland.
I had a letter from John Barber the
other day, this is the first time I’ve been in contact with him since I’ve been
over here. I also had another letter from David Lowther but he still hadn’t any
word of Jack arriving over here.
On my day off last week I went into
one of the larger cities in Wales & spent the day. I saw Joe Loss & his
orchestra in person & a vaudeville with him, it was really worth seeing. On
my day off next week three fellows who I trained with in Canada & who are
stationed about 30 miles from here are coming over in the morning & take me
back to their station for the day.
Another of the fellows who I trained
with in Canada landed here the other day in an Anson, he is on an Air Observors
School, he was only able to stay for about half an hour so we didn’t have much
chance to say much.
The R.A.F. are really banking
Germany these days aren’t they, give them a taste of their own medicine..
By the way Ellen I had a letter from
Auntie Janet the other day & she mentioned that she hadn’t had a letter
form you for a long time and that she would like to hear from you.
We had a big dance in the Sgts Mess
last week & it was a fairly good night, many people stewed.
I went to a show last night and saw
Laurel & Hardy in “Great Guns” it was the first time I had seen them for
ages & it was a damn good show.
I’m getting to be quite the
badminton player, I’ve been playing quite a bit lately, it sure makes you
sweat.
Well Nell I guess this is about all
for now so I’ll say goodbye for this time.
Your loving brother
Fred
PS
Do you know which end of the cigarette is the feminine end “ The end that you
take the draws from”
NOTE
S.Astleford: Stewart Astleford, was an uncle of Jack and David Lowther, from Tuxford. Died March 1942 at the age of 46
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