Letter from Group Captain D D Christie to Air Commodore Sharpe

Letter from Group Captain D D Christie to Air Commodore Sharpe

Letter to Headquarters 54 base Coningsby. Infomation concerning Squadron Leader Campbell not able to return to operations and Flight Lieutenant Fleming already offered for Mosquito training

1944-06-02

One-page typewritten letter

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From: Group Captain D.D. Christie.,

Headquarters,
Royal Air Force,
Morton Hall,
Swinderby,
Lincoln.

DDC/DO

2nd June, 1944.

Dear Air Commodore,

Enquiries have been made as a result of your ACHS/DO/122 dated 28th May, 1944, regarding Squadron Leader Campbell and Flight Lieutenant Fleming and the position is as follows:-

[underlined] Squadron Leader Campbell [/underlined]
Finished operations March, 1944. He, therefore, cannot return to operations for at least 18 months and furthermore No. 92 Group are not prepared to release him.

[underlined] Flight Lieutenant Fleming [/underlined]
No. 92 Group have already offered him to Headquarters Bomber Command for early absorption in the Mosquito Training Unit.

Yours sincerely,
(Sgd) D.D. Christie

Air Commodore Sharp, A.D.C.
[underlined] Headquarters, No. 54 Base. [/underlined]