Christmas Card and crew notes

Christmas Card and crew notes

A Christmas Card signed by Pete 'Mid Upper here'. In it is described an attack on Politz on 21.12.44 and diverted to RAF Milltown due fog. Then on 22.12.44 he flew to RAF Wick to pick up a crew that had crashed there. There are several signatures.

1944-12-27

One printed card with handwritten annotations

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P Foothes
[Signature]
[Signature]
Hampton
J H Eaglestone
H Fitchwell
[Signature]

Crew signatures and mates.

21 Dec 44 Raided Politz and diverted to Milltown Scotland, due to fog over base

22 Dec 44 Flew to Wick to pick up crew that had crashed the previous night and written their Lancaster aircraft off. They were room mates of ours. Spent the whole of Christmas at Wick, fog cleared on the 27 Dec 44 and we returned to base.

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Hope you have a MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR

Hoothers
Pete

[inserted] Mid upper here. [/inserted]