Letter from Jack Darby to Jean

Letter from Jack Darby to Jean

He thanks her for her letters. He is expecting leave in ten days. His pilot has had an impacted tooth removed so cannot fly for 48 hours. The weather has caused several flights to be cancelled. He has been to the cinema.

1945-01-19

Three double sided handwritten sheets and envelope

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Miss. J. Welland,
7. Queens Drive
Surbiton
Surrey

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F/O. C. Darby, 154676.
R.A.F. Station,
Stradishall
Nr Newmarket
Suffolk

Thursday,

My dearest Jean,

Many thanks for your letters, which I received on Tuesday and Wednesday, thanks so much for the flint, its been divided between Ron’s and my lighters so it should last until I get home, leave is still on for the 29th, only another ten days, how is your work proceeding? hope you will be clear

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by Monday week.

Am sorry to hear about your cold, still if your American boy-friend will keep you standing about waiting for him I suppose you’ll go on catching them, but you had better get rid of it before I come home otherwise you won’t have a blister to commemorate the occasion. Seriously though I hope it is getting better and not making you too miserable.

Ron has just come back from the dentist, he‘s had an X-ray

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and they’ve discovered part of a tooth embedded in the gum and they’ve just dug it out, this keeps him off flying for forty eight hours so I expect we shall have a space flying for us.

The weather has’nt been too good lately, have had a lot of trips scrubbed, means hanging about a lot, can’t be helped but its a bit annoying when you are just about to take off.

I have’nt received the parcel yet, expect it will be along tomorrow

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Mother may not have posted it until Tuesday.

We went to the camp cinema last night, saw Margaret O’Brien in ’Lost Angel, expect you have seen it as its a pretty old film, anyway it was quite enjoyable.

I noted the hints to newly-weds as per 1863, I think I will draw up a list of what I want done and let you have it, will start with tea in the early morning, followed by breakfast in bed and fires lit before I come down, thats just the start to get you used to the idea, of course rolling pins do not

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come in to this.

Now I will wait for the storm to burst in your next letter, don’t forget to send the ring back registered post.

Well darling, think I’ve said enough remember me to Mother & Dad, take care of yourself darling,

All my love

Yours

Jack