Letter from George Judd to Mrs Bint

Letter from George Judd to Mrs Bint

Mentions he had been sent to another RAF station for extra training. Had had a spell of inactivity as the RAF had lots of pilots in reserve and he was not needed yet. States they were going to train him for fighters even though he had asked for bombers. Describe a little of his current situation.

1942-03-20

Four page handwritten letter and envelope

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EJuddGGBirt[Mrs]420320

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Mrs R. Cecil Birt
[deleted] 867 Hellmuth Avenue
London [/deleted]

[inserted] 194 Queens St.
Kitchener Ontario [/inserted]

Ontario
[underlined] CANADA [/underlined]

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[postmark LONDON 1 April 1942]

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[Royal Air Force crest]

Nuthatch
Checkendon
Nr Reading
Berks
[underlined] England [/underlined]

20 Mar 1942

Dear Mrs Birt,

I have just been posted to another station, for a few weeks extra training. Have had rather a long spell of inactivity as the RAF has lots of pilots in reserve, and dont [sic] want

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us yet. They are going to make me a fighter pilot, by the way, though I applied for bombers. What did you think of the photograph?

I meant to ask you before, but kept forgetting. I dont [sic] like it terribly, though suppose it isnt [sic] bad. This new station I am installed in is really jolly comfortable, we

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have WAAFS to wait on us and some of the fellows have batwomen instead of batmen, though I am glad to say that I have’nt. [sic] (They do not clean buttons so well!) The mess is very expensive, though, which is rather anoying. [sic] and we have to get up early, to fly at a quarter to

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eight, but one good thing is, the man bring in [underlined] morning tea [/underlined] one of my favourite [indecipherable word]. I say, how is Beth now, do please send me some news of yourself and Mr Birt and the children, and please give them all my love.

Love

[underlined] George [/underlined]