Letter from Jack Darby to Jean
Title
Letter from Jack Darby to Jean
Description
He responds to comments in Jean's latest letter. He has not been flying because of the weather. His crew mate, Ron is buying a car.
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Date
1945-01-25
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Format
Two double sided handwritten sheets and envelope
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Identifier
EDarbyCAHWellandJ450126
Transcription
[postage stamp] [postmark]
[inserted] 26-1-45 [/inserted]
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.
25th January
My dearest Jean,
Was so pleased to receive your letter which was written last Monday, thought it would provide some fireworks and have waited for the ring to arrive, I should have loved to have seen your face when you read the letter, don't worry darling I'll show you how a fire
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should be lit, you'll soon get used to it with practice!
Am so glad to hear your cold is better, its miserable weather at the moment, we have'nt been able to do much lately, the last two days have been a dead loss, thick frost and visibility about 50 yards, can tell you I don't go out any more than necessary in fact I've never been outside the camp since I came back from the last day at home.
You know I thought you were getting tired of knitting, still you want
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to leave it in the train if it must get lost, whats a matter? getting absent-minded thinking of the 29th? why I havent even given it a thought – much.
Ron is thinking of buying a car instead of bringing his new one here, its a 1928 Baby Austin Tourer, a chap in camp wants to sell it, we had a run in it today, its getting a [underlined] bit [/underlined] old and rattles but it [underlined] goes [/underlined] any speed up to 25 mph seems quite safe, speeds above that and
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the car nearly becomes airborne and the hood blows off, theres no starting handle so we all push. If he can get the petrol we [underlined] may [/underlined] try to get as far as London in it.
Well darling not a lot of news this time, shall be ever so glad to see you again it seems ages since I was last home.
Cheerio for now, take care of yourself
All my love
Jack
[inserted] 26-1-45 [/inserted]
Miss J. Welland,
7, Queens Drive,
Surbiton
Surrey
[page break]
9/
F/O. C. Darby, 154676.
R.A.F. Station
Stradishall,
Nr Newmarket,
Suffolk.
25th January
My dearest Jean,
Was so pleased to receive your letter which was written last Monday, thought it would provide some fireworks and have waited for the ring to arrive, I should have loved to have seen your face when you read the letter, don't worry darling I'll show you how a fire
[page break]
2/
should be lit, you'll soon get used to it with practice!
Am so glad to hear your cold is better, its miserable weather at the moment, we have'nt been able to do much lately, the last two days have been a dead loss, thick frost and visibility about 50 yards, can tell you I don't go out any more than necessary in fact I've never been outside the camp since I came back from the last day at home.
You know I thought you were getting tired of knitting, still you want
[page break]
3/
to leave it in the train if it must get lost, whats a matter? getting absent-minded thinking of the 29th? why I havent even given it a thought – much.
Ron is thinking of buying a car instead of bringing his new one here, its a 1928 Baby Austin Tourer, a chap in camp wants to sell it, we had a run in it today, its getting a [underlined] bit [/underlined] old and rattles but it [underlined] goes [/underlined] any speed up to 25 mph seems quite safe, speeds above that and
[page break]
4/
the car nearly becomes airborne and the hood blows off, theres no starting handle so we all push. If he can get the petrol we [underlined] may [/underlined] try to get as far as London in it.
Well darling not a lot of news this time, shall be ever so glad to see you again it seems ages since I was last home.
Cheerio for now, take care of yourself
All my love
Jack
Collection
Citation
Jack Darby, “Letter from Jack Darby to Jean,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed January 25, 2025, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/40123.
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