Letter to Mrs Wareing from Officer Commanding 582 Squadron, RAF Little Staughton

Letter to Mrs Wareing from Officer Commanding 582 Squadron, RAF Little Staughton

He writes that he was delighted to receive the good news regarding her husband and that the Group Captain also sends his good wishes. He regrets that he is unable to provide her with her husband’s log book as that is the property of the Air Ministry.

1944-10-28

One page typewritten letter

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No. 582 Squadron,
Royal Air Force,
Little Staughton,
[underlined] Nr. St. Neots – Hunts. [/underlined]
28th October, 1944.
Dear Mrs. Wareing,
I was delighted to receive the good news conveyed in your letter of October, 24th, 1944, and I passed the information on to Group Captain Cribb, who desires me to add his good wishes to you both.
Regarding your husband’s Log Book, this is Air Ministry Property and can in no circumstances be passed on to an individual. It has already been sent to Air Ministry in accordance with the customary procedure in the case of missing personnel.
Thanking you again for keeping us so well posted with news.
Yours sincerely,
[signature] F/Lt.
for Group Captain, Commanding,
[underlined] No. 582 Squadron, R.A.F. [/underlined]
Mrs. J. Wareing,
56, West Common Gardens
Old Brumby
[underlined] Scunthorpe. Lincs. [/underlined]