Letter from Donald Brown to Marg

Letter from Donald Brown to Marg

Thanks for letter. Reports that he has not flown on operations, but went to Norfolk to collect a squadron Lancaster. Asks after Draper and enquirers whether 'father [is] still in control of the Langofrd N.F.S.'

One three page letter

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[Royal Air Force crest]

61, Squadron,
Syerston
Notts

Monday evening.

Dear Marg,

Thanks for your letter received by this evenings post. I sent my laundry off this morning. The wrapper was a bit battered & torn but I think it will do. I hope so anyrate. You need not have worried on Saturday night because we were not flying. We were reserve aircraft that night but as luck would have it we werent [sic] needed. By the look of it I will have to do some begging when I come home next time to keep

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up my reputation. Its a good job people dont [sic] know how scared I really am. We went down to Norfolk yesterday afternoon to fetch another Lanc back. We were not far from Yarmouth and was hoping we would stop the night so I could go in there but we had to come straight back. Has Draper arrived back yet or is father still in control of the Langford N.F.S. Hows Rex Swain getting on. Have you heard any more about him. Langford will have to watch out I bet when he gets

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his tapes. Well I dont [sic] think that there is anything else to write about so I will say cheerio.

Love

[underlined] Don [/underlined] XXX