Half day fit for flying only - Belgium surrendered to Nazis - pretty disturbing news. Heard last week that Wally Blom got a D.F.C. - first ex 63 Squadron to be awarded. Scheme brought out to use screened crews for Home Defence purposes. Looks as though we might get something to do any day now. Some people were posted to No.18 O.T.U. Hucknall for instrumental staff there to help teach the Poles. Further talk of our being re-equipped with Blenheims though nothing definite a yet.
Had to land a Battle on its belly last week for the first time. Giving advanced dual when the u/c refused to come down manually or hydraulically. Later the manual winding cable was found to be broken. Two days after mine there were three belly landings in one day !!
We are low flying everyday at Benson and are supposed to take days off individually. But we kicked against that and got a flight day off - one flight wing all the aircraft for the day - I think it will work alright.
Peter Corbishley was posted to P.D.U: Photographic Development Unit a "hush hush" high speed photography job which is done at maximum height and speed. Now hear that Martins' wangled a posting to the same job!
About Me
- Deborah Bone
- United Kingdom
- The reason I am writing this Blog is that I really appreciate the efforts my grandfather went to keep such a meticulous record of the events of the time. I feel very proud of him and eternally grateful for the price he and others paid for our freedom. I intend to add entries as they appear dated in his diary so look out for his first entry following the summary on January 1st
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