Letter to Douglas

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Title

Letter to Douglas

Description

Expressing thanks for Douglas' letter and wishing congratulations on his promotion and award. Recognising the part played by 4 Group and congratulates Douglas on his accident rate.

Creator

Date

1945-07-25

Temporal Coverage

Language

Format

One envelope and one embossed handwritten sheet

Rights

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Contributor

Identifier

ETannTNKnoxVD450725-0001; ETannTNKnoxVD450725-0002; ETannTNKnoxVD450725-0003

Transcription

Envelope
[Post Mark]
5:15 26 July 1945
Squadron Leader V D Knox DFC
Royal Air Force
Heslington
York

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Leighton Cottage
Bampton
Oxon
25/7/45

Dear Knox,
Many thanks for your letter of congratulations on my promotion and K. All your people at No4 Group played a big part in my good fortune.

I am off in 2 weeks to India so I do not expect to be able to come
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and see you again before I leave.

Congratulations on the accident rate

Yours sincerely

[underlined] T M Tann [/underlined]

Citation

T N Tann, “Letter to Douglas,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed December 16, 2025, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/55046.