Letter to Ronnie Abbott from John

Letter to Ronnie Abbott from John

He apologises for not writing. He has passed a medical and can fly again but only in the UK.

1947-10-24

One double sided handwritten sheet

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E[Author]JAbbottER471024-0001, E[Author]JAbbottER471024-0002

[deleted] Telephone number
KINGSTON 7766
Telegrams:
Airenarch, Telex, Teddington
[deleted]


Suffolk House
Maple Rd
Surbiton
Surrey

[deleted]
HEADQUARTERS
TRANSPORT COMMAND,
ROYAL AIR FORCE,
BUSHEY PARK,
TEDDINGTON,
MIDDLESEX
[deleted]

[underlined] 24th October’47. [/underlined]

Dear Abdul
I must apologise for my long silence. How are things going for you? I heard a certain amount from Freddie of course when I went down to see her.
Re-myself, I had a medical at C.M.B after my months sick leave and I went through the whole [indecipherable word] and came out A.HBH which of course permits me to fly but in this country only. They almost guarantee my being A.B at the end of six months. This H. business is a nuisance as it has nothing to

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do with my health but is apparently more a question of policy. Anyway, the category being what it is at the moment, I cannot accept my P.C. on my promotion to subs. s/ldr Also all temp. ranks are dropping on hours . I. Whether or not I shall retain mine remains to be seen.
At the moment I am stationed at the above address but continue to live at Suffolk House.
I am within easy reach of London so if you do happen to come south please let me know and we can make the necessary arrangements.
My regards to your wife and all the best to yourself.
Sincerely ,
[underlined] John. [/underlined]