Letter from Lewis Ellis to his mother and father
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Title
Letter from Lewis Ellis to his mother and father
Description
Says that he had flown four times since he last wrote. Writes about flying, his instructor, food and compatriots. Ask if they had had air raids and of any news of his friends Fred and Hats.
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Date
1941-11-30
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Format
Two page handwritten letter and envelope
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EEllisELEllisH-[Fa]411130
Transcription
[inserted] 12/41 [/inserted]
[postage stamp] [postmark]
Mrs Ellis
54, Wulfric Rd.,
Manor
Sheffield. 2.
England
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[RCAF crest]
[page break]
1238597 LAC ELLIS
R.A.F.
c/o R.C.A.F.
OTTAWA.
30th Nov 1941
[RCAF crest]
Dear Mam & Dad,
well I've been up four times, since I last wrote. It [sic] great up there I wouldn't stay on the ground
for worlds.
Flying a plane is not such a hard job although there is [sic] a lot of things to remember. Ive done banks, stalls, level flying, climbing, gliding & land once – with the instructor of course.
My instructor is a yank named Levalley, he’s a very nice chap and knows his job.
Well Im still getting very well fed and I feel great. All the other chaps, except my draft are Canadian and we get on very well with
[page break]
them.
I hope every body at home are [sic] OK. Have you had any air raids yet? the people out here don't appear to know there's a war on.
Well tell Fred & Hats I'm writing – infact [sic] Ive written to Fred but I thought I'd wait until I had been up before I wrote to Hats so I am writting [sic] now
I can't think of anything else to write so I’m waiting for a letter from home. I’ll write again when I’m free.
Your loving Son
Lewis
[postage stamp] [postmark]
Mrs Ellis
54, Wulfric Rd.,
Manor
Sheffield. 2.
England
[page break]
[RCAF crest]
[page break]
1238597 LAC ELLIS
R.A.F.
c/o R.C.A.F.
OTTAWA.
30th Nov 1941
[RCAF crest]
Dear Mam & Dad,
well I've been up four times, since I last wrote. It [sic] great up there I wouldn't stay on the ground
for worlds.
Flying a plane is not such a hard job although there is [sic] a lot of things to remember. Ive done banks, stalls, level flying, climbing, gliding & land once – with the instructor of course.
My instructor is a yank named Levalley, he’s a very nice chap and knows his job.
Well Im still getting very well fed and I feel great. All the other chaps, except my draft are Canadian and we get on very well with
[page break]
them.
I hope every body at home are [sic] OK. Have you had any air raids yet? the people out here don't appear to know there's a war on.
Well tell Fred & Hats I'm writing – infact [sic] Ive written to Fred but I thought I'd wait until I had been up before I wrote to Hats so I am writting [sic] now
I can't think of anything else to write so I’m waiting for a letter from home. I’ll write again when I’m free.
Your loving Son
Lewis
Collection
Citation
E L Ellis, “Letter from Lewis Ellis to his mother and father,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed May 21, 2026, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/42932.