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  • Creator is exactly "E L Ellis"

EEllisELKnoxAT[Date]-01-Part.pdf
Mentions tanks and hush hush equipment and that he had quite a bit of stuff there. Mentions leave, flying and family matters. Swaps news and discusses arrival back in England. Mentions Harrogate with kit inspections and parades. Discusses his…

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EEllisELEllisIS4211XX-01.pdf
Catches up with home news of Sydney's activities. Writes a little about sister Renee. Writes that it was snowing where he was and that there was no flying. Mentions flying Blenheim and that they also had Anson, Lysanders, Cessna Cranes, Battles and…

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EEllisELEllisH420607.pdf
Mentions that he had received wings and was staying in Canada.

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EEllisELEllisH-[Fa]450211.pdf
Writes that he was enclosing crew photographs. Says they were doing a lot more flying and their rear gunner was in hospital again and they had to fly with a spare gunner. Mentions that they were expecting leave soon and they were going into Grimsby…

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EEllisELEllisH-[Fa]450129.pdf
Writes that they had not done much flying and the weather was bad. Catches up with home domestic matters. Mentions spending a few evenings in Grimsby. Writes about water freezing on the station and having to queue up in the mess to wash. Still…

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EEllisELEllisH-[Fa]441229.pdf
Writes that he had been deployed to other bases for several days. Thanks them for food sent. Mentioned that they had a good Christmas including a visit to Grimsby. Describes some of his activities over the holiday.

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EEllisELEllisH-[Fa]441218.pdf
Writes that they had been very busy. Acknowledges receipt of letters and catches up with family news and finance matters. Catches up with news of friends. Writes that life is the same but there was a bit more mud and weather was getting colder.…

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EEllisELEllisH-[Fa]441114.pdf
Writes that he had moved again to Kirmington and mentions a little about station. Catches up with news of family and friends. Discusses financial matters. Mentions crew getting on alright and that they had had photograph taken. Went to Grimsby to the…

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EEllisELEllisH-[Fa]441026.pdf
Writes that heh had moved to RAF Hemswell but did not expect to be there long. Was currently doing ground school. Says they will be flying "real aircraft". Says mess and billets not as good as last base. Writes of going into Lincoln to cinema and…

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EEllisELEllisH-[Fa]441018.pdf
Apologises for not writing, he was night flying. Comments on journey back to base. Writes a little about flying and that he had passed over their house. Says he got their letter but not his laundry. Mentions letter from friend.

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EEllisELEllisH-[Fa]440929.pdf
Writes that he had now been commissioned. Talks about uniform and still doing ground school. Mentions that a flight engineer had joined his crew and describes him. Writes about how busy he is with lectures and catches up with family and friends…

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EEllisELEllisH-[Fa]440921.pdf
Writes that he had received his bicycle okay, and was now able to get around easily. Hoped that they would start their course that week. Catches up with news from home.

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EEllisELEllisH-[Fa]440912.pdf
Writes of journey to Doncaster and meeting up with his crew. Mentions drawing more flying kit and asks them to send on his shaving kit which he left behind. Asks if they can arrange to get his bicycle to him.

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EEllisELEllisH-[Fa]440828.pdf
Writes of terrible journey back to Peplow. Mentions meeting up with training colleagues. Writes about night flying previous night but now had a night off.

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EEllisELEllisH-[Fa]440728.pdf
Writes of journey back to Peplow. Says that they had finished all their day flying as none of his crew had been sick so they were the first to do so. Mentions going into Wellington to the cinema and going out cycling.

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EEllisELEllisH-[Fa]440726.pdf
Writes that he had received parcel with laundry. Says he was getting on well with night flying but did not think much of sleeping throughout the day. Catches up with news of friends. Mentions cycling and going to the cinema.

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EEllisELEllisH-[Fa]440715.pdf
Writes that he had received parcel with laundry and complained about the stat of it. Says he had started flying and soloed. Catches up with news of friends. Comments that his bike was coming in very useful and that he had been to Hodnet with his…

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EEllisELEllisH-[Fa]440705.pdf
Writes that he was still doing ground school but hope to be flying that week. Mentions going into Shrewsbury on half day off with a couple of his crew. Mentions that he sent laundry and included some cocoa that he got from an Australian. Says he had…

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EEllisELEllisH-[Fa]440624.pdf
Apologises for not writing as he had been moving. Writes that he had now got all his crew and they were getting to know each other. Not flying at the moment as they had ground school first. Says he had not received parcel and had to borrow warrant…

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EEllisELEllisH-[Fa]440428.pdf
Writes that he had done quite a bit of flying and comments on news from home. Mentioned that he had sent his washing off and would like it back as soon as possible. Writes that he had borrowed a bike on previous weekend and went to Woodstock for a…

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EEllisELEllisH-[Fa]440414.pdf
Catches up with news from home. Says he had a quiet Easter. Mentions hitch hiking into Oxford on day off and saw and American army show. Writes that he had now started flying but had to walk a mile and a quarter to the the flight. Discusses whether…

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EEllisELEllisH-[Fa]440329.pdf
Writes that he had now moved to Kidlington, which he did not like as much as Coltishall but it was close to Oxford with good transport into town. Says he received parcel and letter. Writes about letter from friend with his news.

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EEllisELEllisH-[Fa]440320.pdf
Mentions only receiving one letter from them. Writes that he had been working nights. Comments on recent dance. Mentions hitch hiking to Norwich on 24 hour pass going to cinema and staying in YMCA. Comments on food in Norwich.

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EEllisELEllisH-[Fa]440314.pdf
Acknowledges receipt of letter and parcel. Says he spends most of his time reading and that he is trying to get a bicycle. Writes that he had not been into Norwich yet but might go that week. Mentions station dances and cinema. Mentions getting…

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EEllisELEllisH-[Fa]440306.pdf
Writes about posting to Coltishall and meeting colleagues from Harrogate as well as a journey to new station. Says a little about location but did not think he would be there long. Said he would like to get some flying and complained that there was…

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