Worst blow of all we hear that for the sake of 207 Squadron 5 other flights have to completely revise the training syllabus - this is the last straw as we only did it a fortnight ago! Only concession W/C Anderson would apparently make to S/Ldr Southwell was that we might finish the pupils we had on the old chart. We were fed up. The flight got 477 hrs. flying last month, Henderson 75 hrs. I got 40hrs.
During the last week Jana and I found a house after months' of searching - but it was too big although a delightful place with a grand garden. At the last moment when we were about to go and tell the owners we could not afford £3-17-6 (fully furnished) we heard that S/Ldr Knocker was looking for a house and wanted to share it. We went along with them and things were more or less fixed up then and there - we had neither of us met his wife or children (2) however it looks as though it will be a saving (or more spending!) of money.
On Monday the 29th Jana started to have driving lessons from Jenkins garage in Wallingford -at last.!
Henderson and I went to Farnbrough to collect a Battle and spent some time looking round particularly at the Westland Whirlwind two engined fighter, about the ugliest thing I have ever seen, and the Bristol Beaufout G.P. aircraft which is already in use in several squadrons.
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I see what he means about them looking ugly - rather strange things with the four big cannons pointing out of the nose!
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