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Anthony writes of an incident at an officers’ mess ball, which contrasts the attitude of peacetime station commander to those found on operational stations. He describes events surrounding a station ball at a training base in the Midlands, including…

Five verse poem describing feelings the next morning after a harrowing night operation. Describes emotions and surprise that the crew survived.

The writer describes events during a mine laying operation, in a Stirling, to the Gironde River near Bordeaux. He relates how the aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire which damaged the tail and an engine, as well as wounding the flight engineer. He…