Letter to Mr Mathews from Peter Stevens

Letter to Mr Mathews from Peter Stevens

Thanks Mr Mathews for his letter and says how proud he was of Mr Mathews son John and the rest of the crew for their work in getting their aircraft safely home. He is looking forward to flying with him again when he returns from sick leave. He was glad that John's injuries were not serious.

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1941-08-26

Three page handwritten letter

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[Royal Air Force Crest]
ROYAL AIR FORCE STATION,
NORTH LUFFENHAM,
OAKHAM,
RUTLAND
Aug. 26th 1941.
Dear Mr Matthews,
Thank you very much indeed for your very kind lines. In reply I can only say how proud I was to have John in my crew and I am looking forward to flying with him again when he returns from his

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sick-leave.
Your son, just like the rest of us in the crew, did his utmost and made our safe return possible. Fortunately his injuries were not of a very serious nature and he was able to render some most valuable assistance without which I think our return would have been very doubtful.

I went to collect him from the

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hospital last Sunday, and I believe he is with you when this reaches you. Please give him my kind regards + tell him I am looking forward to seeing him back again fighting fit.
With my best wishes, I remain,
Yours sincerely,
Peter Stevens.