Letter from Terry Ford to his parents
Title
Letter from Terry Ford to his parents
Description
Terry writes home of his first operation and his social life.
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Date
1944-08-30
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Three handwritten sheets
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EFordTAFord[Fam]440830-0001,
EFordTAFord[Fam]440830-0002,
EFordTAFord[Fam]440830-0003
EFordTAFord[Fam]440830-0002,
EFordTAFord[Fam]440830-0003
Transcription
F/O T.A. Ford,
Officers Mess,
RAF. Mepal,
Nr. Ely,
Cambs.
Wed. 30-8-44.
Dear Folks,
Well, I have now done my first trip. I did it last night, & it was a very long one. I feel pretty tired at the moment. However it is a terrific experience. I flew over 4 different counties. Will you send on a packet of photographs of me that I left on my dresser please. As soon as possible.
Conditions here are really pretty primitive, but the food is quite good. However we have got a good crowd of blokes in our hut. (6 of us & we are trying to make it as much like home as
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possible.
I have met up with two blokes I knew very well at Dalcross & Wolverhampton & they have shown me the local pubs. The beer situation is pretty good. We don’t get a terrific amount of free time & we get no days off or 48hr passes at all.
We get 6 days leave every six weeks, but I don’t know when ours will be coming off. However I hope to be able to get home to collect the car sometime. I drove most of the way from Feltwell, in Reg’s car & coped quite well
By the way this is a New Zealand squadron & as I haven’t any N.Z. blokes in my crew I don’t know why I was posted here really.
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Anyway they seem to be pretty decent blokes.
Well, folks that is all the news for now. I am now going on a short practice flight to-night, & then get some lovely sleep in.
Much love to all
[underlined] Terry [/underlined]
P.S. I was glad, really, to hear about Aunt Liz. I don’t suppose Auntie May would have got any better until she went
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Officers Mess,
RAF. Mepal,
Nr. Ely,
Cambs.
Wed. 30-8-44.
Dear Folks,
Well, I have now done my first trip. I did it last night, & it was a very long one. I feel pretty tired at the moment. However it is a terrific experience. I flew over 4 different counties. Will you send on a packet of photographs of me that I left on my dresser please. As soon as possible.
Conditions here are really pretty primitive, but the food is quite good. However we have got a good crowd of blokes in our hut. (6 of us & we are trying to make it as much like home as
[page break]
possible.
I have met up with two blokes I knew very well at Dalcross & Wolverhampton & they have shown me the local pubs. The beer situation is pretty good. We don’t get a terrific amount of free time & we get no days off or 48hr passes at all.
We get 6 days leave every six weeks, but I don’t know when ours will be coming off. However I hope to be able to get home to collect the car sometime. I drove most of the way from Feltwell, in Reg’s car & coped quite well
By the way this is a New Zealand squadron & as I haven’t any N.Z. blokes in my crew I don’t know why I was posted here really.
[page break]
Anyway they seem to be pretty decent blokes.
Well, folks that is all the news for now. I am now going on a short practice flight to-night, & then get some lovely sleep in.
Much love to all
[underlined] Terry [/underlined]
P.S. I was glad, really, to hear about Aunt Liz. I don’t suppose Auntie May would have got any better until she went
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Collection
Citation
Terry Ford, “Letter from Terry Ford to his parents,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed February 8, 2025, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/23820.
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