Letter from Ian Wynn to his wife
Title
Letter from Ian Wynn to his wife
Description
Writes of flying including cross country and over Doncaster and Gainsborough as well as scaring farmers ploughing with horses.
Creator
Date
1942-12-16
Temporal Coverage
Spatial Coverage
Language
Format
Two page handwritten letter and envelope
Publisher
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Identifier
EWynnIAWynnK421216
Transcription
Envelope
[Postmark]
LINCOLN
16 DEC 1942
[/Postmark]
Stamp torn off.
Mrs K. Wynn,
Sunny Brae,
Norley,
Frodsham,
Warrington,
Lancs
[page break]
Reverse of envelope, no marks
[page break]
Sgts Mess
Wickenby
Lincoln
16-12-42
Dearest
Many thanks for your note to hand this morning. I am glad to hear that you have written the WSG people.
I expect I will get your other letter tomorrow giving me the dope on What I asked.
I am afraid also I cant [sic] stop now to write much dear [corrected] because [/corrected] I am going on an X country trip this afternoon & I have dash off any time now.
On Sunday, I was listening to the 1.o clock news and passing over Skiddaw. It looked grand. I shall be glad when we can have our trips there again.
I was over there again on Monday night
[page break]
but we were above the clouds & couldnt [sic] see a thing.
It is marvellous above the clouds in the moon light.
Yesterday we were “dive bombing” Doncaster & Gainsborough. It was good to see the folks gaping up at us I would hate to be a crowd of Germans when we go down at em. [sic]
The other day we were hedge hopping & scared a horse pulling a plough which bolted [corrected] across [/corrected] the field left the ploughman on his backside. I bet he wouldnt [sic] be pleased.
Oh please dont [sic] send any parcel to here at Xmas because we have Exclent [sic] Xmas fare in camp.
Roll on the 5th,
All my love,
Ever Your,
Ian
[Postmark]
LINCOLN
16 DEC 1942
[/Postmark]
Stamp torn off.
Mrs K. Wynn,
Sunny Brae,
Norley,
Frodsham,
Warrington,
Lancs
[page break]
Reverse of envelope, no marks
[page break]
Sgts Mess
Wickenby
Lincoln
16-12-42
Dearest
Many thanks for your note to hand this morning. I am glad to hear that you have written the WSG people.
I expect I will get your other letter tomorrow giving me the dope on What I asked.
I am afraid also I cant [sic] stop now to write much dear [corrected] because [/corrected] I am going on an X country trip this afternoon & I have dash off any time now.
On Sunday, I was listening to the 1.o clock news and passing over Skiddaw. It looked grand. I shall be glad when we can have our trips there again.
I was over there again on Monday night
[page break]
but we were above the clouds & couldnt [sic] see a thing.
It is marvellous above the clouds in the moon light.
Yesterday we were “dive bombing” Doncaster & Gainsborough. It was good to see the folks gaping up at us I would hate to be a crowd of Germans when we go down at em. [sic]
The other day we were hedge hopping & scared a horse pulling a plough which bolted [corrected] across [/corrected] the field left the ploughman on his backside. I bet he wouldnt [sic] be pleased.
Oh please dont [sic] send any parcel to here at Xmas because we have Exclent [sic] Xmas fare in camp.
Roll on the 5th,
All my love,
Ever Your,
Ian
Collection
Citation
Ian Archer Wynn, “Letter from Ian Wynn to his wife,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed June 20, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/11789.
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