Letter to Lewis Ellis from Sgt Pilot L A Greene

Letter to Lewis Ellis from Sgt Pilot L A Greene

Writes that he was flying again at 15 EFTS for AFU training and climatization but weather was bad. catches up with news of mutual friends that he had seen. Comments that Lewis was fortunate to be drafted to drogue flights. Asks after other friends. Asks Lewis to help recover post. Mentions loosing a few pilot and navigators on cross countries owing to weather and mountains.

1943-04-13

Three page handwritten letter and envelope

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GB 1238597 Sgt [deleted] KNOX [/deleted] ELLIS,
or/
NZ 415535 Flt/Sgt KNOX,
No 7 B & G SCHOOL,
PAULSON,
MANITOBA
CANADA.

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1337499 Sgt/Pilot L A. Greene,
Norton Ferris Farm,
Kilmington,
Warminster,
Wilts.

April 13th

Dear Lewis & Gus,

Here I am at last flying again but Im at 15 E.F.T.S. Carlisle for Pre A.F.U. training climatisation is what they call it, its raining like hell here this morning and it looks as though it might continue all day. Im writing this in the flight room everyones down the NAAFI except Bob Chapell & myself (Keen type!) so we have the room to ourselves.

Last week I met Don Boyce from Macdonald in Harrogate also Jimmy Archibald and from Paulson Frank Lees & Davenport Blyth is also here but I didn’t see him. Tony is on his way over I hear so you seem to be the last one, but don’t worry you don’t know how well off you are! Lees told me you had been drafted to droque flight, how do you like

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the Lisys, rather a binding job isn’t it, hows Georges W D. getting along these days has she found another heart throb, Lees said she goes out with an L.A.C. quite a lot is that so.

I hear Ahem! [underlined] Flt [/underlined] Sgt. Knox is in charge of all wireless equipment on the station & that he now teaches morse code is that right Gus old boy? have you been horse back riding since or is the snow still covering the whole landscape. I havent recieved [sic] a Paulson post yet Lewis and I’m very anxious to recieve [sic] them will you see if you could get them sent to my home address which I think is altered since I last wrote, Is Wipple still engaged to Tony or did he get married before he left? Well folks its simply Pissing with rain a B – awful day & as you know were surrounded on all sides by mountains, as a result we’ve lost a few Pilots & Navigators on cross countries owing to the weather closing in & the stupid fellows flying into them, well Cheerio for now its nearly dinner time here I suppose your still in bed lucky sods, Best Wishes & Bags of Flying Les.

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P.S. Plane crashed yesterday on cross country Pilot injured nose & Navigator broke his leg I believe (weather closed in) I hear we won the efficentcy [sic] fly again good show what.

How did Bart & Beal get Posted??