Letter 29: July 29, 1942
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Can
R85176
Sgt
Piper F J
RCAF
Overseas
Attached
to No1 AGS
RAF
July
1/42
Dear
Ellen
Hello Babe watcha doin of tonight,
lets step out.
Received a welcome letter from you
the other day and thanks for all the news, it looks like Tuxford district is
going marriage crazy, you’d think marriage would keep them out of the army or
something.
Listen my dear sister I don’t like
to obstruct inlistments but seeing you’re my sister & I think I can give
you a little advice, if I was you I won’t join the army as a telephone
operator, girls in the Armed Forces seem to get a tough name for some reason or
the other. I don’t agree with this though in the biggest percentage of the
girls. And also you are doing a job that has to be done & you are making more
money than you will in uniform doing the same job.
I think I’ve told you before that
there are two Flights on this station, Towing & Gunnery Flight, well I’ve
been flying Towing Flight flying Lysanders (single engine) but now I’m
transferred to Gunnery Flight which have Blenheim Bombers (twin engines). I’ve
only had about an hours dual though but I think I’m going to like them, the
idea is to give the pilots experience in flying both types of aircraft. It
looks like I’ll be here for quite awhile yet.
I was at a dance in a town close to
the camp about a week & a half ago & met a swell gal who I escorted
home & I’ve been going down to see her ever since. I’ve been at her house
quite a bit & have had some lash up grub.
Her Dad has asked me to go fishing with
him, trout, he is going to supply me with a rod. This girl reminds me of you as
she can sure talk, they also tell her that she has been vaccinated with a
gramophone needle. Her uncle is in the Canadian Army over here. She don’t drink
so I’ve almost cut out drinking since I’ve met her.
I’ve been trying my hand at a few
different games lately, lawn bowls & golf and I’ve been playing quite a bit
of badminton, they have three tennis courts on the station but I haven’t played
on them at all. Lawn bowls is a mixture of curling & inside bowling.
Speaking of inside bowling, a person hardly ever see a bowling alley in the
country. Snooker & Billards are played a lot over here. I’ve seen kids that
could hardly see over a table playing billards in this country, the age limit
for a snooker hall over here is about 14 or 15 while it is 18 at home, &
also the age limit in Pubs over here is 18 while it is 21 at home.
I had a funny thing happen last
night, a girl who I don’t know phoned me up & asked me to meet her. I already
had a date so I didn’t accept, that’s going pretty far don’t you think Ellen.
This being July 1st I
just heard a salute to Canada over the radio, it being the Anniversary of
Canada’s beginning (Dominion Day) I had forgot about it, it made me stop &
think about all the Sports days that would be going on including Swift Currents
big day.
My old byce is still gliding along,
even though it is one fender short & one peddle had just an axle left. I
ride it down to see the girl all the time.
We are having another dance in the
Sgts Mess next Friday so it should be another big affair or something.
Well Ellen I guess this about all
for this time so I’ll say goodbye for now
Your loving brother
Fred
PS
Just listening to Bing Crosby singing on the radio (over)
PS
I saw Lou Castello & Bud Abbot in “Keep Em Flying” awhile ago & I sure
enjoyed it.
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