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Object description
Ms diary account (59pp), covering his service with 104 Squadron at RAF Luqa, Malta, from 4 November 1941 - 27 December 1941, describing in good detail (often written as the events are actually happening) the intensive air raids over the aerodrome, the air-raid shelter in the rock, the effect of continual bombardment day and night on his morale, the effectiveness of the allied defences on Malta, the direct attack on the aerodrome on Boxing Day 1941 giving details of a fully loaded Wellington exploding, noting the damage sustained, and mentioning aircraft crashes; the rain and resulting mud at the aerodrome hampering operations and movement, giving good descriptions of regularly digging the aircraft out of the mud, and attempting to carry on with work as normal; the damage sustained by his aircraft caused during raids over enemy territory and the resulting work necessary to make them serviceable, mentioning when and where the raids were scheduled; details of how he spent his leisure time, including visiting Valetta, cinema, the NAAFI, descriptions of the food, the local population, a Maltese pub, living conditions on the camp, and comparative prices.
Content description
Ms diary account (59pp), covering his service with 104 Squadron at RAF Luqa, Malta, from 4 November 1941 - 27 December 1941, describing in good detail (often written as the events are actually happening) the intensive air raids over the aerodrome, the air-raid shelter in the rock, the effect of continual bombardment day and night on his morale, the effectiveness of the allied defences on Malta, the direct attack on the aerodrome on Boxing Day 1941 giving details of a fully loaded Wellington exploding, noting the damage sustained, and mentioning aircraft crashes; the rain and resulting mud at the aerodrome hampering operations and movement, giving good descriptions of regularly digging the aircraft out of the mud, and attempting to carry on with work as normal; the damage sustained by his aircraft caused during raids over enemy territory and the resulting work necessary to make them serviceable, mentioning when and where the raids were scheduled; details of how he spent his leisure time, including visiting Valetta, cinema, the NAAFI, descriptions of the food, the local population, a Maltese pub, living conditions on the camp, and comparative prices.
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Cataloguer MLA