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Making arrangements for a Cheshire to visit Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE) Farnborough. Goes on to discuss aircraft navigation instrument problems with which RAE may help. Concludes with discussion of photographs and thanks for recent visit to…

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Letter states that Stutt wants to get back on operations on Lancaster after six months off. Recounts that he completed a tour on 425 Squadron. In addition he does not like the fact that his current station is becoming all Canadian. Requests to join…

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Concerns a tracing of a night job done on behalf of squadron. Addressed from Type 16 Beachy Head.

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Addressed from Type 16 Beachy Head. Discusses sending traces of plots on squadrons tracks outbound and inbound on 12 February 1944.

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From officer at Royal Aircraft Establishment Farnborough. Apologises for late arrival of an unspecified object enclosed. Goes on to describing difficulties in obtaining various types of car. Continues with discussion of performance of 'George'.

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A Rhodesian flight engineer, he requests information on how to get posted to Cheshire's squadron. Previous tour on 78 Squadron and currently on 425 Squadron, which is becoming all French Canadian. Happy to drop rank but wished to remain with…

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On Vickers-Armstrong headed paper classified most secret. Congratulates Cheshire on award of bar to Distinguished Service Order. Goes on to discuss bomb plots sent to Wallis. Concludes with statement on penetration depths of the new Tallboy bomb.…

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Writes of both being dancers and asks when she would be in New York so she could see her dance.

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Letter from Air Ministry informing her that she has been approved an appointment as assistant section officer in the women's auxiliary air force.

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Writes catching up with family news and his activities in India

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Letter to Joyce, David Donaldson's wife, from a former fellow WAAF, Jeanine, congratulating Joyce on the birth of her daughter, relates her recent activities and catches up with acquaintances. Additional information about this item was kindly…

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Letter concerns information for temporary officers being selected for permanent commissions. Information on individual requests for commission cannot be given until the composition of the post war air force has been determined. A number of really…

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Thanks her for kind letter and notes that on 192 squadron., her father was known as a fine senior officer. Relates damaging or destroying three aircraft during the war, unfortunately all British, including a Tiger Moth, a Halifax and an Anson. Goes…

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Letter in French to Douglas Hudson while he was interned. Letter sent by French girl. Additional information about this item was kindly provided by the donor.

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Letter from Mr Burnaby who has taken over as David Donaldson's tutor. Writes of examination requirements and that he is young to enter college. Handwritten note at the bottom 'replied 8/11/31 deferring entry till Oct 33'.

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Writes it was good to hear from David and his old crew appreciated it. Old crew have nearly finished their tour but the weather has been holding them up. Writes of bad week with losses. Continues with news of crew.

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Covering letter for references for two men, one a navigator who was about the best on the squadron.

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Congratulates him on award of what writer humorously calls 'Dammed Smart Officer'. Hope family are well. Written on Ministry of Health headed paper. Signed Eric. Additional information about this item was kindly provided by the donor.

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Details action to be taken for a replacement if his Distinguished Service Order and bar were not recovered.

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Notes that Donaldson was correct in that he flew the only Halifax on the Berchtesgaden operation. Notes that the author of volume 3 was not at fault with omission of this fact due to the enormous volume of material and that only isolated and…

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Congratulations on award of bar to Distinguished Service Order and request agreement for insertion of entry into the Law Society Gazette of short summary of Royal Air Force service and awards.

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From Flying Officer Syd Perkins in Canada writes of posting home and enjoyable time while waiting to go. Catches up with family news. Hoping to get out of the air force shortly but received notice to report to 16 SFTS for instructional duties.…

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Letter to David Donaldson from G R Swinney (Roy) the wireless operator in the pathfinder crew. He gives news of the crew and various other people at Warboys including the loss of wing commander. Waiting to finish his tour of ops. Additional…

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Congratulates David on bar to Distinguished Service Order

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Discusses the results at Trinity College Cambridge.
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