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Title
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Turner, Charlie
C F Turner
Description
An account of the resource
26 items. The collection concerns Warrant Officer Charles Turner DFM (1042292 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, correspondence, newspaper cuttings and photographs. He flew operations as a rear gunner with 186 Squadron.
The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Barbara Turner and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
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IBCC Digital Archive
Date
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2016-08-22
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Turner, CF
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[RAF logo]
Lac.C.F. Turner. 1042292
4. Squadron.
AIR FORCE STATION,
PORT ELIZABETH.
28.4.43.
Dear Mam & all,
Well whats happened to you writing? I have not heard from you for quite a while I hope everything is O.K. well Mam how are you keeping? Still well and happy, I am in very good health has this seaside climate is braceing [sic], I only wish you were all here, bags of food and drink, but there’s only one or two things I miss and that is: – a good pint of mild, tripe and black pudding if they only knew how to make them out here it would be like home.
Well Mam I don’t think I shall be out here much longer, it will be a year on May 9th since I left the shores of England and I am counting the days when I shall see the shores again, but still I can’t grumble there’s chaps worse of than myself.
How’s Ted? still slogging away at Royce’s and paying income tax, by the way I have to pay it now 4/– aweek [sic], so you see the extra 1/– aday [sic] I get for serving overseas is not much of gain now.
[page break]
[RAF logo]
AIR FORCE STATION,
PORT ELIZABETH.
I am getting on quite well at my new station I go about with a serg [sic]. In our section ohboy do we have some times, last week I was out with my little Waafy and her two pals, and of course being a gentleman (best English) I suggested cocktails the time being 2–30 and of course to my worse luck they said yes (by the way the cheapest drink for a [underlined] lady [/underlined] out here is about 1/6) well I took them to the “Metro” a flash hotel [underlined] effort [/underlined] (RAF SLANG) any way we had a couple a drinks or so when one of the waafs started gigging and on looking round saw three lieutenants of the S.A.A.F, pilots, making eyes at her so cause they came over and asked if they may join our table, I said yes, well we soon got talking one of them was a Scot, so I called him Jock, the other one Squeak not a bad bloke and the other [deleted] Blonlie [/deleted] Blondie & chap with blonde hair and about 6ft in tall, well they started buying drinks all round (the time 5/30) we were all happy and merry by this time blondie had spotted three [deleted] nay [/deleted] more young ladies and he was trying too get them to
[page break]
[RAF logo]
AIR FORCE STATION,
PORT ELIZABETH.
join the party, which they did this making 6 girls 4 chaps, so Jock asked me where my pals where and just at that moment “Sweaty” the serg [sic] walks in with his mate Paddy [deleted] sa [/deleted] so of course I asked them to join us which they did this making both side equal (more drinks) time 6/0) Jock suggested we eat so he rings his hotel to reserve a table for 12, for dinner at seven (more drinks time 6/30) Jocks hotel lay just across the road so we did not have far too walk by this time the girls where giggleing [sic] soft, any way we had a wash in Jocks room and got ready for dinner it was a wizard dinner, any way that was over and we all felt contented, Blondie suggested a dance I seconded it [deleted] soon [/deleted] so we went to a dance 15 miles out of P.E. it cost Squeak £3 for two taxies but still he did not mind any way it was one of them dances where all the nobs go as a matter fact it was in my imagination a night club, still every one was matey there was every rank above serg [sic] there I being the only LAC but being able to jitterbug quiet well I got on allright with the ladies, and did I get some nasty
[page break]
[RAF logo]
AIR FORCE STATION,
PORT ELIZABETH.
looks off the officers when I asked their young ladies for a dance but still has Jock said take no notice I was has good has they, any way we had bags more drink (time 11.30) any way we decided to call it aday [sic] at that but the girls would make us stay for the last dance (time 12.00) the Waafs had to be in by (12.00) by they said the camp could go to hell I having an weekend pass did not mind, [deleted] and [/deleted] any way we got taxys [sic] back to town (Blondie’s turn) they would not let me pay for any thing so I did not mind, any way we arrived in town and saying good night to them all Jock suggested I take the waafs back to camp which lays about three miles out of town so I did, and Oh boy did I get a talking off from the Waaf serg [sic] in the Guardroom, she was the same build as Aunt Kate, any way the Waafs got 7 days C.B. and when I saw Jock on the Sunday did he laugh because he knew what would happen, any way Jock and his pals left for another A.S. on Sunday night so saw them off and after
[page break]
[RAF logo]
AIR FORCE STATION,
PORT ELIZABETH.
shaking my hand wished me the best of luck.
Well Mam I better start closing has this letter will sink he ship, give my love to all, Grandma, Barry, Doris, Audrey, Aunt Kate and all in Crosby Street.
Cheerio for now
Your loving son
Charles
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Description
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In the letter he complains that his mother hasn't written to him, he misses mild beer, tripe and black pudding. He describes going out for drinks with a WAAF and meeting South African air force pilots and more girls, then they all went for dinner and a dance. They took the WAAFs back late and they got a week's 'C.B.'.
Creator
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Charles Turner
Date
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1943-04-28
Format
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Five handwritten sheets
Language
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eng
Type
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Text
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Identifier
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ETurnerCFTurnerF430428-0001
Coverage
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Civilian
Royal Air Force
South African Air Force
Spatial Coverage
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South Africa
South Africa--Port Elizabeth
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
Rights
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This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal.
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1943-04-28
Contributor
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Anita Raine
Title
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Letter from Charles Turner to his mother and family
aircrew
entertainment
ground personnel
training
Women’s Auxiliary Air Force
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Title
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Turner, Charlie
C F Turner
Description
An account of the resource
26 items. The collection concerns Warrant Officer Charles Turner DFM (1042292 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, correspondence, newspaper cuttings and photographs. He flew operations as a rear gunner with 186 Squadron.
The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Barbara Turner and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
Date
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2016-08-22
Rights
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This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal.
Identifier
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Turner, CF
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Permission granted for commercial projects
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Transcription
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[RAF logo]
AIR FORCE STATION,
PORT ELIZABETH.
[underlined] Sunday night [/underlined]
Dear Mam & all,
Well how’s things, I am getting your mail more regular now especially those new Air Mail efforts, I also received one from Mr. Sadler And hows Barry getting on? well mam I shall not be out here much longer as the war situation seems to be coming to an end.
Well Mam I am still not doing so bad as far as health is concerned I am still having my bottle of larger at night it is very dear out here though its 1/10’ a quart bottle so you see I don’t indulge in it, well Mam I went to a party last night one of the RAF chaps who is married out here, he invites some of his pals every week, I have been twice I have a good time plenty of grub and [underlined] nice [/underlined] girls (latter don’t bother me.) I am waiting to see my Juliet when I get back to Blighty, although I have met some very nice girls out here, but they all want to get married so as they can go back to England but they would not like England after living like princesses in S.Africa.
Well Mam next Sunday it will be my 21st birthday, I have still got my signet ring the one you bought me, and it will be a
[page break]
[RAF logo]
AIR FORCE STATION,
PORT ELIZABETH.
year since I left England, this time last year I was on the Atlantic Ocean, and I hope this time next year I am on my way back.
Well Mam I have not much news for you, my Air Crew stunt [sic] crew as not come through you but I am still hoping, well Mam give my love to all and I will write again when I get some more news.
Cheerio your loving son,
[underlined] Charles. [/underlined]
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Title
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Letter from Charles Turner to his mother and family
Description
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The letter describes his social life in Port Elizabeth and his upcoming 21st birthday.
Creator
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Charles Turner
Format
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Two handwritten sheets
Language
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eng
Type
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Text
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Identifier
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ETurnerCFTurnerF[Date]-010001,
ETurnerCFTurnerF[Date]-010002
Coverage
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Royal Air Force
Spatial Coverage
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South Africa
South Africa--Port Elizabeth
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
Rights
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This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal.
Contributor
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Anita Raine
aircrew
entertainment
training