Letter from Jack Darby to Jean

Letter from Jack Darby to Jean

He has still been dropping food in the Netherlands. He has been posted to Transport Command.

1945-05-07

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Miss Welland,
7. Queens Drive
Surbiton
Surrey

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F/O. C. Darby, 154676.
R.A.F. Station
Stradishall
Nr Newmarket
Suffolk.

Sunday.

My dearest Jean,

Thanks so much for the brushes received today, they are wizard, spend much more time brushing my hair now!

There has’nt been much doing these last few days, we are still on the grocery run although the weather has been bad. We did an air test today and flew over

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Claygate, Surbiton and Merton did’nt see anyone in the garden at home although there was a game of cricket on at Esher, expect you were either there or sleeping a heavy lunch off at Queens Drive, tell Dad his lawn looks quite nice from the air! We went on to Jacks place, Win was visiting his Mother so we circled round, saw them waving to us.

How is the building department

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fairing? Have been thinking that we shall be needing some paint for the ceiling and walls, what colour do you want? or are you going to have distemper for the time being?

We had quite a surprise today, four crews have been posted to Transport Command, this leaves us the only senior crew left, its a shaky do, we may be moving at any time. Ron started his tour expired leave on Tuesday but has

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been recalled, bet it will shake him! things are happening so fast that we have a job to keep up with them.

Well darling, thats all the alarming news at the moment, expect things will settle down to ‘umdrum’ [sic] again soon.

Cheerio for the moment, give my love to Mother and Dad, I’m missing you terribly, darling,

All my love

Yours

Jack