Description
Object description
159 ms letters written to his family while serving in the RAF, 1941 - 1943, giving good descriptions of: training in No. 11 ITW, in Scarborough, August - October 1941, flying training at No. 4 EFTS, Brough near Hull, October - November 1941; in the USA at Maxwell Field, Alabama, December 1941, Carlstom Field, Arcadia, Florida, February - April 1942, Gunter Field, Montgomery, May - July 1942 and Turner Field, Albany, July - September 1942, his leaves, relations with US troops and civilians, and the harsh discipline on US bases; and in Great Britain with No. 3 PRC, Bournemouth, October 1942, No. 3 PAFU, South Cercey, November 1942 - January 1943, working up with his crew at No. 20 OTU RAF Lossiemouth, February - April 1943, on operations with No. 76 Squadron RAF Bomber Command, RAF Linton-on-Ouse, May - June 1943, together with a file of letters concerning his death in action on 13 June 1943; pocket diaries, December 1941 - March 1942 and January - June 1943, describing his working up with his crew and operations against Duisburg and Bochum in Germany, and a log kept while at Carlstom Field describing training flights in detail; 41 ms letters from his parents farming in Donaghmore, Co Tyrone, November 1941 - June 1943, giving family and local news, and their reactions to war news.
Content description
159 ms letters written to his family while serving in the RAF, 1941 - 1943, giving good descriptions of: training in No. 11 ITW, in Scarborough, August - October 1941, flying training at No. 4 EFTS, Brough near Hull, October - November 1941; in the USA at Maxwell Field, Alabama, December 1941, Carlstom Field, Arcadia, Florida, February - April 1942, Gunter Field, Montgomery, May - July 1942 and Turner Field, Albany, July - September 1942, his leaves, relations with US troops and civilians, and the harsh discipline on US bases; and in Great Britain with No. 3 PRC, Bournemouth, October 1942, No. 3 PAFU, South Cercey, November 1942 - January 1943, working up with his crew at No. 20 OTU RAF Lossiemouth, February - April 1943, on operations with No. 76 Squadron RAF Bomber Command, RAF Linton-on-Ouse, May - June 1943, together with a file of letters concerning his death in action on 13 June 1943; pocket diaries, December 1941 - March 1942 and January - June 1943, describing his working up with his crew and operations against Duisburg and Bochum in Germany, and a log kept while at Carlstom Field describing training flights in detail; 41 ms letters from his parents farming in Donaghmore, Co Tyrone, November 1941 - June 1943, giving family and local news, and their reactions to war news.
History note
Cataloguer PJT
History note
Catalogue date 1982-02