Letter from Pete Perry to his mother
Title
Letter from Pete Perry to his mother
Description
Wishes her happy birthday. Explains he did not write the previous day as he had a long flight (11 hours 15 minutes) and was very tired. Catches up with mail received and family gossip and other matters. Mention future plans and that his commission was backdated. Concludes with catching up and more gossip. Note at the bottom 'sent to bomb Milan, Italy, 11 hrs 15 mins in pilots seat with not break, aged 20, Flt Lt W R Pete Perry'.
Creator
Date
1943-07-14
Temporal Coverage
Spatial Coverage
Language
Format
Five page handwritten letter, envelope and note
Conforms To
Publisher
IBCC Digital Archive
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Identifier
EPerryWRPPerryHE430714
Collection
Citation
W R P Perry, “Letter from Pete Perry to his mother,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed June 30, 2022, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/36268.
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