Letter from Reginald Weeden to his mother
Title
Letter from Reginald Weeden to his mother
Description
Reports on exam results and says he is getting on well with his flying. Says he has been busy flying. States this was the first weekend he had not been to his girlfriend's house and missed their Sunday dinner. Says he will send some more photographs. Asks after all at home.
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Date
1943-07-04
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One page handwritten airgram
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EWeedenRCCartwrightI430704
Transcription
MRS. I. CARTWRIGHT
416 COWLEY ROAD
OXFORD
ENGLAND
491015
1602823 LAC. WEEDEN RC.
NO: 1 A.O.S.
MALTON
ONTARIO
CANADA
4-7-43
My dear Mum,
Just looking at the date, and on the 6th I shall have been in the RAF. a year – does it seem like it? I was very pleased at the exam results, having come top in Navigation, 95 percent, also in Instruments, Maps, Magnetism 98 percent, and Signals 100 percent, quite a good percentage, hoping I can keep this up. My practical navigation, that is when flying is also good, according to the way I am marked on landing, so up to now everything is tops. We have been kept pretty well busy lately, all this week-end flying, it started to rain this afternoon so have had this opportunity to write to you and also a few other letters that have been outstanding. This is the first week-end that I have missed at my girl-friends and did I miss their Sunday dinner. I will try and send a few more snaps soon, do you think I have changed according to the others. And how are you all at home, plenty of hot weather, Evelyn still enjoying her sweets, will send some more soon. Well theres [sic] is not much more to say, only I am thinking of you all hoping to hear from you again soon,
Love. Reg xxxxx
To Evelyn xxxxx
416 COWLEY ROAD
OXFORD
ENGLAND
491015
1602823 LAC. WEEDEN RC.
NO: 1 A.O.S.
MALTON
ONTARIO
CANADA
4-7-43
My dear Mum,
Just looking at the date, and on the 6th I shall have been in the RAF. a year – does it seem like it? I was very pleased at the exam results, having come top in Navigation, 95 percent, also in Instruments, Maps, Magnetism 98 percent, and Signals 100 percent, quite a good percentage, hoping I can keep this up. My practical navigation, that is when flying is also good, according to the way I am marked on landing, so up to now everything is tops. We have been kept pretty well busy lately, all this week-end flying, it started to rain this afternoon so have had this opportunity to write to you and also a few other letters that have been outstanding. This is the first week-end that I have missed at my girl-friends and did I miss their Sunday dinner. I will try and send a few more snaps soon, do you think I have changed according to the others. And how are you all at home, plenty of hot weather, Evelyn still enjoying her sweets, will send some more soon. Well theres [sic] is not much more to say, only I am thinking of you all hoping to hear from you again soon,
Love. Reg xxxxx
To Evelyn xxxxx
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Citation
R C Weeden, “Letter from Reginald Weeden to his mother,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed April 26, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/33604.
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