March 22nd 1940

Good Friday, three days break granted as Privilege Leave, started. We had had a weeks excellent flying weather on the whole. One rather bad night's flying when I was i/c. the weather was doubtful and the aerodrome really far too soft. The cross country started and we had about five soloists up when the "Chance" light went u/s , failing to give more than ½ power and started to pour with rain. All the cross country trips came back except P/O McKenzie and we managed to get them all down, he went round and we washed out after he had landed - before the flare path was completely dismantled the weather had cleared and it became a wizard moonlight night.