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EEllisELEllisH-[Fa]420330.pdf
Comments on training and says they had not flown for a week due to blizzard. Mentions including photographs and information about Cessna aircraft in his previous letter. Writes they had upcoming leave but could not travel due to snow. Mentions…

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EEllisELEllisH-[Fa]420406.pdf
Writes about his and a colleagues flying training sorties and that he was still doing ground school. Mentions Canadian course 10 week ahead of them getting their wings. Comments on upcoming 48 hour leave and mentions sending a parcel with 2 pounds of…

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EEllisELEllisH-[Fa]420502.pdf
Reports on mail received. Catches up with news of service friends. Catches up with family gossip and news of other friends. Wonders how rationing effects them and mentions how it was in Canada. Comments on a sortie to Winnipeg. Writes about his…

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EEllisELEllisH-[Fa]420505.pdf
Writes that he got through all his ground school exams along with all others on his course. Still had flying to do. Catches up with mail received. Writes of the arrival at Brandon of 200 Women's Auxiliary Air Force personnel as cooks and clerks.…

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EEllisELEllisH-[Fa]420521.pdf
Writes he now has over 200 hours flying. Mentions daily routine and upcoming wings parade. Writes about starting formation flying and speculates about leave in Canada before returning home. Writes about what he plans to bring home from Canada,…

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EEllisELEllisH-[Fa]420608.pdf
Writes while spending 14 days leave in Chicago where they were having a great time. Talks of their recent wings parade. Writes of changes to training system and that he has to get more flying in before returning.

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EEllisELEllisH-[Fa]420623.pdf
Writes of posting to bombing and gunnery school in Paulson Manitoba. Provides a description of local area and camp, mentioning aircraft, training task, accommodation and food. Speculates he would be there for 3 months but did not know when he would…

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EEllisELEllisH-[Fa]420826.pdf
Writes of soloing in Bolingbroke. Says not much else going on but the days were getting shorter and it was not so hot. Writes of teaming up with a New Zealand gunnery instructor. Catches up with domestic issues. Writes of mail from friend. Still…

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EEllisELEllisH-[Fa]420902.pdf
Writes again from Chicago on summer leave and describes activities there having a wonderful time. Carries on with description and mentions that the British War Relief Society were paying their board.

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EEllisELEllisH-[Fa]421010.pdf
Writes after return from leave in Chicago. Notes receipt of mail from home and mentions sending photographs by sea mail. Comments on weather and says now flying Blenheim. Writes about horse riding and catches up with news of friends.

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EEllisELEllisH-[Fa]421102.pdf
Catches up with news from home. Writes about adventures while horse riding. Describes flight to Winnipeg to pick up Bolingbroke. Mentions that Canadian winter had started. Still no news on date to go home.

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EEllisELEllisH-[Fa]421114.pdf
Writes that winter had set in and it had recently snowed. Says he had been doing plenty of flying and getting bad weather experience. mentions teaching a wireless/op air gunner colleague to fly but thinks Bolingbroke too big for him. Writes about…

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EEllisELEllisH-[Fa]421209.pdf
Catches up on mail and news from home. Mentions weather getting cold and all aircraft winterised. Comments on issue of battledress, mentions buying a radio, and listening to BBC. Writes of going to local dance with two WAAF. Comments on receiving…

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EEllisELEllisH-[Fa]430120.pdf
Writes that he had been busy after returning from new year's leave which he describes. Says that they had stopped flying due to intense cold. Acknowledges receipt of parcel (cigarettes) and letters. Comments that all RAF pilots expected to be home…

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EEllisELEllisH-[Fa]430302.pdf
Writes about weather and not much news. Comments on rumours of going home but no news yet. Feels he is in the worst part of Canada. Mentions sending parcel home with photographs and writes about daily activities. Writes about friend receiving happy…

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EEllisELEllisH-[Fa]430501.pdf
Reports arrival of latest mail. Writes about party held in legion hall of local town. Mentions weather getting better. Comments on newly installed fire alarms being set off, and of the station's quota of money from Canada's victory loan. Writes of…

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EEllisELEllisH-[Fa]430607.pdf
Writing from Saskatchewan Hotel, Regina where he was visiting a friend while on leave. Talks of meeting friend and seeing him flying Tiger Moth. Catches up with news of a number of friends. Comments on twelve hour bus journey across prairie to…

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EEllisELEllisH-[Fa]430707.pdf
Writes about meeting friend and that friend had washed out of pilot training. Mentions mail from other friends. Writes that the weather was now so hot that he was flying very early in the day. Mentions that his friend had been sent home to New…

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EEllisELEllisH-[Fa]430902.pdf
Was now at Moncton and would probably be on his way home soon. Writes about previous leave in Toronto. When he returned after a three day journey to Paulson, he discovered he was posted to Moncton. mentions meeting lots of acquaintances and catching…

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EEllisELEllisH-[Fa]431022.pdf
Writing from Harrogate about going into Leeds which he found to be dead at night. Mentions visits to cinema and daily routine. Comments that he had not got his crown yet. Continues with domestic gossip.

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EEllisELEllisH-[Fa]431111.pdf
Writes about journey back from Sheffield. Says he had been working hard at drill since his return. Mentions doing ten mile run and tying to get home if he could get someone to do his duty on Saturday afternoon. Mentions his current activities and…

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EEllisELEllisH-[Fa]431122.pdf
Writes about journey back from Sheffield to Whitley Bay. Mentions doing assault course, mock battle, and hand grenade drill. Says he probably will not be home at the weekend due to lack of funds and no leave pass. Thinks he will shortly go back to…

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EEllisELEllisH-[Fa]431127.pdf
Now back at Harrogate. Reports on mail received. Writes he is stationed in the Grand Hotel which was very comfortable, but food not so good. Comments on daily activities and mentions pay. Speculates about leave for Christmas.

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EEllisELEllisH-[Fa]440118.pdf
Writes that he was now a flight sergeant and mentions his pay. Comments on mail and no news on leaving yet. Writes about training activities and going to cinema.

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EEllisELEllisH-[Fa]440126.pdf
Writes about journey to Derby and new station (RAF Burnaston). Mentions first flight doing aerobatics, but none since due to weather. Comments on dance at the station with WAAFs and civilians.

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