Letter from James Canniff to Jack

Letter from James Canniff to Jack

Asks Jack to forgive for the delayed letter, writes he is home on seven days leave. Asks if he has heard the news today of the Lancaster. Writes it is a smashing aircraft, and asks when Jack will next get leave as home gives them the 'willies'.

One handwritten letter

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ECanniffJG[Recipient]J[Date]-020001, [Recipient]J[Date]-02

Sgts Mess
106 Sqdn.
Coningsby
Lincs’

Dear Jack,

I hope you will forgive me for keeping you without a letter for such a long time. Actually, I’m at home now on 7 days leave, Shooting an ‘Orrible line about my ‘ops’ – both of ‘em.

Yes sir I’ve got two in, only 33 to go, not many when you say it quickly.

Did you hear the news to-day wensday [sic] 12th? there was a description of the ‘Lancaster’ given

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in it.

They are smashing Kites Jack, the best we have and I feel very proud to be a member of the crew of such a [sic] an Areoplane [sic].

When do you get your next leave? I wish you were home now, this place gives me the ‘willies’ there’s nowhere to go only the boozers and I don’t go much on that game its OK now and then but it doesn’t interest me so much that I want to go in day and night