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Madgett, Hedley Robert
H R Madgett
Description
An account of the resource
250 items. The collection concerns Pilot Officer Hedley Madgett DFM (1922 - 1943, 147519, 1330340 Royal Air Force), a pilot with 61 Squadron. He was killed 18 August 1943 on the last operation of his tour from RAF Syerston to Peenemünde. The collection consists of letters, postcards and telegrams to his parents while he was training in the United Kingdom and Canada. In addition the collection contains memorabilia, documents from the Air Training Corps, artwork, a railway map, diaries, medals as well as his logbook, photographs of people, places and aircraft. Also contains letters of condolence to parents and a sub collection containing a photograph album with 44 items of his time training in Canada'.<br /><br />The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Joan Madgett and Carol Gibson, and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.<br /><br /><span>Additional information on Hedley Madgett is available via the </span><a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/114690/" title="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/madgett-hr/ ">IBCC Losses Database</a><span>.</span>
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2015-03-17
2019-06-14
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Madgett, H
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[underlined] Scarborough. [/underlined]
[underlined] Tuesday. [/underlined]
Dear Mum & Dad,
Excuse if this letter is very disjointed, as I have to write it in bits when I get time. Time is our enemy here. Next Saturday will be our last here, so you know now when to expect me. I won’t tell what [deleted] w [/deleted] day, as I’m sure you'd want to be surprised.
[deleted] Yesterday [/deleted] I have often told you how hot we are in this weather – well – yesterday beat all records. It was absolutely sweltering. So from now on, we have orders to discard our
[page break]
[underlined] 2 [/underlined]
tunics. We now go about in [deleted] shi [/deleted] rolled up shirt sleeves which is a bit better.
After church on Sunday, we spent rest of morning on the beach, and then back again for all the afternoon. It was grand. We can go on the beach when we go in a party; & we are the only people allowed on, besides the army.
You made me laugh when you said “don’t go under the barricades”. On Sunday [deleted] we [/deleted] three of us went along the beach when the tide was out to try & get in the swimming pool I have mentioned
[underlined] 3 [/underlined]
before. well, we got in eventually by scrambling under heaps of barbed wire just in swim trunks. we managed it alright. That’s Englands defences for you.
I have just had a marvellous afternoon. We went to the swimming pool in a big park about a mile from here. it was lovely & cool. This evening I’m going to try to swot a bit of armaments. we have the exam tomorrow & none of us are particularly good at it. It is so boring.
I’m sorry to hear about Daddy. It’s a pity you don’t have a good holiday; I hope you get
[page break]
[underlined] 4 [/underlined]
better quickly, and have no more pains. I should not like to see you in bed when I come home – so you must get better quick.
McJames is to be an air gunner/Wireless Operator so John told me. Thank goodness we have a Navy & Army.
Thanks for doing the washing so quick, but the post is slower than I thought, for parcels. It did not come till [underlined] Saturday [/underlined] morning. Never mind, I will make do. The cake was very nice, & not crushed. It had gone mouldy in places, but otherwise O.K.
[page break]
[underlined] 5 [/underlined]
Up till today, we all have been quite happy about Navigation – not very hard. But today we did the compass, & came across the hardest thing of all. Of all the hundreds of instruments in a plane, not one is accurate, & you have [sic] make allowances time & again. Its a pity someone can’t invent some decent instruments.
We have now got our photos. I have got 2 large ones (mounted), one being autographed. We just cannot get cardboard down here, so if I cannot get any by next time, will you please send
[page break]
[underlined] 6 [/underlined]
2 thick sheets of cardboard measuring 18 1/2” x 8 1/2” so that I can send home. They are too stiff to roll. [deleted] also. [/deleted]
We had another inoculation not long ago, but there were no effects.
Well, I think that is all for the time being – hurry up and get better Daddy, With Love from [underlined] Hedley. [/underlined]
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Letter from Hedley Madgett to his parents
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Writes from Scarborough about how hot the weather has been and that they will leave shortly, Writes about going to the beach despite defences and swimming in local pool. Talks of swatting for examinations and thanks for sending cake and laundry. Concludes with news of photographs and inoculations.
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EMadgettLR-AGMadgettHR[Date]-01
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Robin Christian
David Bloomfield
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training
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Madgett, Hedley Robert
H R Madgett
Description
An account of the resource
250 items. The collection concerns Pilot Officer Hedley Madgett DFM (1922 - 1943, 147519, 1330340 Royal Air Force), a pilot with 61 Squadron. He was killed 18 August 1943 on the last operation of his tour from RAF Syerston to Peenemünde. The collection consists of letters, postcards and telegrams to his parents while he was training in the United Kingdom and Canada. In addition the collection contains memorabilia, documents from the Air Training Corps, artwork, a railway map, diaries, medals as well as his logbook, photographs of people, places and aircraft. Also contains letters of condolence to parents and a sub collection containing a photograph album with 44 items of his time training in Canada'.<br /><br />The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Joan Madgett and Carol Gibson, and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.<br /><br /><span>Additional information on Hedley Madgett is available via the </span><a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/114690/" title="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/madgett-hr/ ">IBCC Losses Database</a><span>.</span>
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2015-03-17
2019-06-14
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Madgett, H
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[underlined] Thursday [/underlined]
[underlined] Scarborough [/underlined]
Dear Mum & Dad.
I am sending these few things to be washed together with those books you sent. I don’t need them now having had our maths. I hope Peter is getting on O.K. with his exams. We have armaments next week, and today got 99% for Aldis Lamp sending.
I forgot to tell you that last week when I was on Wing Spotters duty in [deleted] the [/deleted] one of the towers, we were just in bed when we heard faint gunfire. We climbed
[page break]
up to the tower roof outside & saw a convoy being attacked by a Jerry. It was about 20 miles away, too far away to see details.
Please could you send when convenient my silver coloured knife. I often want to sharpen a pencil, & the knife I’ve got is terribly blunt.
I think that is all for the moment.
Love from
Hedley
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Letter from Hedley Madgett to his parents
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Writes from Scarborough that he is sending laundry and books which are no longer needed. Continues with talk of examinations. mentions that he saw convoy being attacked in distance while on wing spotters duty.
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Two page handwritten letter
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eng
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EMadgettLR-AGMadgettHR[Date]-02
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Civilian
Royal Air Force
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England--Scarborough
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Sue Smith
David Bloomfield
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Hedley Robert Madgett
training
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Title
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Madgett, Hedley Robert
H R Madgett
Description
An account of the resource
250 items. The collection concerns Pilot Officer Hedley Madgett DFM (1922 - 1943, 147519, 1330340 Royal Air Force), a pilot with 61 Squadron. He was killed 18 August 1943 on the last operation of his tour from RAF Syerston to Peenemünde. The collection consists of letters, postcards and telegrams to his parents while he was training in the United Kingdom and Canada. In addition the collection contains memorabilia, documents from the Air Training Corps, artwork, a railway map, diaries, medals as well as his logbook, photographs of people, places and aircraft. Also contains letters of condolence to parents and a sub collection containing a photograph album with 44 items of his time training in Canada'.<br /><br />The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Joan Madgett and Carol Gibson, and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.<br /><br /><span>Additional information on Hedley Madgett is available via the </span><a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/114690/" title="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/madgett-hr/ ">IBCC Losses Database</a><span>.</span>
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2015-03-17
2019-06-14
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Madgett, H
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No. 1330340. H.R.MADGETT
Flight 11/22. No. 9.R.W.
R.A.F. Grove House,
Greenhill Street,
Stratford on Avon.
[underlined] 29th. [/underlined]
Dear Mum & Dad,
Thanks very much for your letter.
That chap Mitchell is now in another Flight (10/22), we being split up when we arrived.
Our uniforms have been issued to us as I said, but the jacket & greatcoat is at the tailors for alterations. They do it free.
We are over the [deleted] inco [/deleted] inoculation now, but have to have two more on Monday of much greater strength. Also,
[page break]
[underlined] 2 [/underlined]
another medical is to be our due. Yesterday, we went through the gas chamber, and when we had to take our masks off, our eyes ran quite a bit in the tear gas.
Yesterday was a fine day for once, and in the morning a small group of us walked out of the town, and down a country lane, turned off into a field, and worked out some maths. problems. There were many planes as usual flying around, but there was quite an argument when one flew right over us that was not in the books. It was a twin engined & twin tailed
[page break]
[underlined] 3 [/underlined]
machine with long nose, and fairly thin rear fusalage. One chap said it was a Hampden, but the fusalage in front was not deep enough.
Then in the evening, we took out two canoes on the river.
This morning, we have been marching back and forwards from the lecture hall 3/4 mile away for arranged lectures. [deleted] But [/deleted] The first time the Education Officer made a mistake and missed our Flight out so went [sic] had to return. A bit of drill, and then back again for the 2nd. arranged lecture on Morale. We were
[page break]
[underlined] 4 [/underlined]
waiting in the hall for 1/2 hour, & then 2 very good pianists played to us, or rather, we sang to them & had a good "lecture"!
As there is no parade ground, we [deleted] had [inserted] have to [/inserted] [/deleted] have to drill in a nearby [deleted] quite [/deleted] quiet street, and our drills are very funny things. Even the corporal has to laugh.
We have [deleted] to [/deleted] two pairs of boots, one rubber soled and the other leather. The leather soled ones and my feet do not seem to agree with each other. The soles of my feet feel quite numb. Do you think it best to have them
[page break]
[underlined] 5 [/underlined]
rubbered?
I wrote a letter to John with your letter. About me passing Ernie on Saturday - I never saw him and neither did John, so if you see him, tell him it was unintentional.
Would you please send me my vest and pants & socks? We have 3 pairs [inserted] of socks [/inserted] issued to us!
Sweets and chocolate are things unheard of in Stratford shops, so if you feel like it or have any could you spare anything in that line.
It still [inserted] is [/inserted] a terrible effort getting up in the morning at 6.30 a.m., and breakfast is at
[page break]
[underlined] 6 [/underlined]
7.40 a.m. Our evenings after tea at 17.10 (5.10 p.m) are free, and this evening am going down to a hall to get a few maths. problems. We have not had that grading exam yet, but from the other Flights, we hear that the 3 lectures we have missed on maths were pretty simple.
Well, I'm afrad that it is all I have time for, so till next time.
[underlined] Love from Hedley. [/underlined]
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Letter from Hedley Madgett to his parents
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Writes from Stratford on Avon of uniform issue, medicals and inoculations. Continues with stories of activities in the local area, marching to lectures and drill. Requests that they send underclothing and sweets/chocolate if available. Concludes with activities and talk of maths revision and lectures.
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Six page handwritten letter
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EMadgettLR-AGMadgettHR41XX29
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Joy Reynard
David Bloomfield
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Hedley Robert Madgett
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Madgett, Hedley Robert
H R Madgett
Description
An account of the resource
250 items. The collection concerns Pilot Officer Hedley Madgett DFM (1922 - 1943, 147519, 1330340 Royal Air Force), a pilot with 61 Squadron. He was killed 18 August 1943 on the last operation of his tour from RAF Syerston to Peenemünde. The collection consists of letters, postcards and telegrams to his parents while he was training in the United Kingdom and Canada. In addition the collection contains memorabilia, documents from the Air Training Corps, artwork, a railway map, diaries, medals as well as his logbook, photographs of people, places and aircraft. Also contains letters of condolence to parents and a sub collection containing a photograph album with 44 items of his time training in Canada'.<br /><br />The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Joan Madgett and Carol Gibson, and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.<br /><br /><span>Additional information on Hedley Madgett is available via the </span><a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/114690/" title="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/madgett-hr/ ">IBCC Losses Database</a><span>.</span>
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IBCC Digital Archive
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2015-03-17
2019-06-14
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Madgett, H
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[postmark]
[postage stamp]
Mr. & Mrs. Madgett,
127, Longlands Road,
Sidcup.
Kent.
[page break]
No. 1330340. H.R.MADGETT
FLIGHT 11/22. NO. 9.R.W.
R.A.F. Grove House,
Greenhill Street,
Stratford-on-Avon.
26th. May. 1941.
Dear Dad & Mum,
We arrived in pouring rain here at 5 p.m. and am billeted in an old school. Most of the others in the 100 that arrived on Saturday are in hotels. But we get plenty of hot water. etc. We have had only a little drill & no fatigues; in fact quite a soft life as far as normal R.A.F. routine goes.
Yesterday, our uniforms &
[page break]
[underlined] 2 [/underlined]
equipment was handed out & last evening was trying to fit the harness of "hundreds" of straps.
Would you please send me my maths. books, as we are to have an exam. just to sort us out in grades. We are here only for two or three weeks, after which we go on to an Initial Training Wing.
Stratford is a place where it rains every day. Yesterday & today it rained hard, & everything in the shops for the forces very dear. For meals we have to march 1/2 mile to another hotel, & meals are O.K.
Tonight, am going to see a Shakespeare play at the theatre,
[page break]
[underlined] 3 [/underlined]
and this afternoon have to be inoculated & [deleted] po [/deleted] photographed.
When I get my equipment sorted out I will send back all I don't want, for which would you send some paper & string.
Well, that is all for the time being.
Best wishes,
Hedley. A.C.2.!
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Letter from Hedley Madgett to his parents
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Writes from No 9 Recruit Wing at Stratford-on-Avon about arrival in rain and billeted at old school. Issue of uniform and request they send maths books. Short description of town and mentions he is going to Shakespeare play. Concludes with talk of photographs and inoculations and request for paper and string.
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1941-05-26
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Three page handwritten letter and envelope
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eng
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EMadgettLR-AGMadgettHR410526
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Royal Air Force
Spatial Coverage
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Great Britain
England--Kent
England--Warwickshire
England--Stratford-upon-Avon
England--London
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1941-05-26
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Joy Reynard
David Bloomfield
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Hedley Robert Madgett
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training
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Madgett, Hedley Robert
H R Madgett
Description
An account of the resource
250 items. The collection concerns Pilot Officer Hedley Madgett DFM (1922 - 1943, 147519, 1330340 Royal Air Force), a pilot with 61 Squadron. He was killed 18 August 1943 on the last operation of his tour from RAF Syerston to Peenemünde. The collection consists of letters, postcards and telegrams to his parents while he was training in the United Kingdom and Canada. In addition the collection contains memorabilia, documents from the Air Training Corps, artwork, a railway map, diaries, medals as well as his logbook, photographs of people, places and aircraft. Also contains letters of condolence to parents and a sub collection containing a photograph album with 44 items of his time training in Canada'.<br /><br />The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Joan Madgett and Carol Gibson, and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.<br /><br /><span>Additional information on Hedley Madgett is available via the </span><a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/114690/" title="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/madgett-hr/ ">IBCC Losses Database</a><span>.</span>
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IBCC Digital Archive
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2015-03-17
2019-06-14
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Madgett, H
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[envelope postmarked Stratford-on-Avon 27 May 1941]
Mr. & Mrs. L. R. Madgett,
127, Longlands Road,
Sidcup,
Kent
[page break]
NO. 1330340. MADGETT. FLIGHT 11/22. NO. 9.R.W. R.A.F.
Grove House,
Greenhill St.
Stratford on Avon.
[underlined] 27th. May [/underlined]
Dear Mum & Dad,
If you could get hold of any folding coat-hangers, would you please send them on, as everythings hangs on nails here, and Stratford does not possess any (hangers). Also, would you tell Peter to tell Dr. Williams the result of that interview. Its[sic] a bit too early to write him yet. The Squadron Leader said I was too old for one thing.
We are now on 48 hours excuse duty after the [inserted] 4 [/inserted] inoculations
[page break]
Yesterday, and we need it. Our right arms are terribly stiff and aching, and during the pin pushing, many chaps conked out.
There is an aerodrome nearby, and training planes & Wellington Bombers are flitting around the sky most times of the day.
I must be going now to catch the post, so till next time,
[deleted] aur [/deleted] Au revoir, [underlined] Hedley [/underlined]
[page break]
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Letter from Hedley Madgett to his parents
Description
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Writes from Stratford on Avon requesting folding coat hangars. Mentions they are on 48 hours excuse duty due to inoculations and aircraft, including Wellington bombers on a nearby airfield.
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1941-05-27
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Two page handwritten letter and envelope
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eng
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EMadgettLR-AGMadgettHR410527
Coverage
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Civilian
Royal Air Force
Spatial Coverage
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Great Britain
England--Kent
England--Warwickshire
England--Stratford-upon-Avon
England--London
Temporal Coverage
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1941-05-27
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Sue Smith
David Bloomfield
Creator
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Hedley Robert Madgett
training
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Title
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Madgett, Hedley Robert
H R Madgett
Description
An account of the resource
250 items. The collection concerns Pilot Officer Hedley Madgett DFM (1922 - 1943, 147519, 1330340 Royal Air Force), a pilot with 61 Squadron. He was killed 18 August 1943 on the last operation of his tour from RAF Syerston to Peenemünde. The collection consists of letters, postcards and telegrams to his parents while he was training in the United Kingdom and Canada. In addition the collection contains memorabilia, documents from the Air Training Corps, artwork, a railway map, diaries, medals as well as his logbook, photographs of people, places and aircraft. Also contains letters of condolence to parents and a sub collection containing a photograph album with 44 items of his time training in Canada'.<br /><br />The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Joan Madgett and Carol Gibson, and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.<br /><br /><span>Additional information on Hedley Madgett is available via the </span><a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/114690/" title="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/madgett-hr/ ">IBCC Losses Database</a><span>.</span>
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IBCC Digital Archive
Date
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2015-03-17
2019-06-14
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Madgett, H
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[postmark]
[postage stamp]
Mr. & Mrs. Madgett.
127, Longlands Road,
Sidcup.
[underlined] Kent. [/underlined]
[page break]
NO. 1330340. H.R. MADGETT
FLIGHT 11/22. NO. 9. R.W.
R.A.F. Washington Irving Hotel,
Stratford on Avon.
[underlined] 4th. June [/underlined]
Dear Mum & Dad,
Thanks for the parcel and letter enclosed. It came just too late, as I had just posted a letter saying I had not received it. I can do without my vest I think, as it is very warm in uniform, and if it gets cold I have my pullover. Thank you very much for the choc. & sweets. The canteen only sells sandwiches & cakes & drinks. Sandwiches are
[page break]
[underlined] 2 [/underlined]
only 1d each, and they are not small. [deleted] We [/deleted]
We can only send one pair of socks to the laundry a week, and when we had that P.T. I had to change those socks as covered in mud. It is too late now to send to an outside laundry now, as we go (or should) on Saturday. In the case, you will find some alien socks. We were boating on the [deleted] rv [/deleted] river on Whitsunday and these socks came floating down on a piece of newspaper, quite dry.
I had a letter from John today, and this morning
[page break]
[underlined] 3 [/underlined]
had another inoculation. I don’t know what our blood [inserted] will [/inserted] look like when they have finished pumping liquids into us. We have another 48 hours excuse duty, and am spending this afternoon writing to all and sundry. My arm is starting to ache now. The boot trouble seems to have disappeared, but I am wearing the rubber & leather alternately.
We are not in camp, but have no wireless. I have only heard it once when I went down to the Canteen after supper to get a bit more to eat.
[page break]
[underlined] 4 [/underlined]
The weather on Sunday was really hot, and in our uniforms, not very comfortable.
Thank Mr. & Mrs. Parkin, Mrs. & Eileen Arthur for their wishes, please; I cannot very well write them all – my pen would wear out.
I will send Eileen Sharp. a p.c., but will have a job finding what to say. I have not written to anyone so young!, but I think, on second thoughts, I will write her when I get to I.T.W. as it won’t be much good her sending a card back here when I have gone (that is if
[page break]
[underlined] 5 [/underlined]
she sends one at all).
The same with Dr. Williams. I suppose I shall have to write [deleted] as [/deleted] to him as Squadron Leader.
The boss said I would have a monthly cheque – if so, it’s a rather small one, don’t you think. I sent them a letter on Friday, so will write next week. They may think my letter to be in reply to the cheque, as you had it on Thursday you say.
Well, that is about all the news since I wrote this morning. Love from Hedley.
Thanks again for chocolate & sweets.
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Letter from Hedley Madgett to his parents
Description
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Writes from Washington Irving Hotel, Stratford on Avon thanking them for parcel and letter and discussing clothing requirements. Discusses food in canteen and difficulties of washing enough socks. Mentions further inoculations and problems with boots, lack of wireless and hot weather. Catches up with family/friends news and talks of finance issues.
Date
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1941-06-04
Format
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Five page handwritten letter and envelope
Language
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eng
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Text
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EMadgettLR-AGMadgettHR410604-01
Coverage
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Civilian
Royal Air Force
Spatial Coverage
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Great Britain
England--Kent
England--London
England--Stratford-upon-Avon
England--Warwickshire
Temporal Coverage
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1941-06-04
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Tricia Marshall
David Bloomfield
Creator
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Hedley Robert Madgett
military living conditions
training
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Title
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Madgett, Hedley Robert
H R Madgett
Description
An account of the resource
250 items. The collection concerns Pilot Officer Hedley Madgett DFM (1922 - 1943, 147519, 1330340 Royal Air Force), a pilot with 61 Squadron. He was killed 18 August 1943 on the last operation of his tour from RAF Syerston to Peenemünde. The collection consists of letters, postcards and telegrams to his parents while he was training in the United Kingdom and Canada. In addition the collection contains memorabilia, documents from the Air Training Corps, artwork, a railway map, diaries, medals as well as his logbook, photographs of people, places and aircraft. Also contains letters of condolence to parents and a sub collection containing a photograph album with 44 items of his time training in Canada'.<br /><br />The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Joan Madgett and Carol Gibson, and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.<br /><br /><span>Additional information on Hedley Madgett is available via the </span><a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/114690/" title="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/madgett-hr/ ">IBCC Losses Database</a><span>.</span>
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IBCC Digital Archive
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2015-03-17
2019-06-14
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Madgett, H
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NO. 1330340. H.R. MADGETT.
FLIGHT 11/22. NO. 9. R.W.
R.A.F. Washington Irving Hotel,
Bridge Street,
Stratford on Avon.
[underlined] 4th. June [/underlined]
Dear Mum & Dad,
As you can see, we have moved – to the Hotel we have our meals at, which is very convenient.
I am writing this letter at 3.15 in the morning at Grove House, as I am on Fire Piquet Duty. We only keep the boiler going, and read. We are on in pairs, and our time is from 1.10 a.m. to 3.40 a.m.
Our meals, as I have said before, are very good. Lately, we have had salad – including tomatoes, onions and
[page break]
[underlined] 2 [/underlined]
cucumbers. This evening I had the ordinary supper – salad and cold suasage [sic] meat today, and then had another supper for Fire Piquet Duty, of 3 cold pilchards, beetroot and mashed potatoes. The midday meals are just as good.
We should be leaving here on Saturday to go to the I.T.W. the most likely one to which we shall go is St. Andrews in Fifeshire, Scotland. I don’t think any place could be so out of the way. We are all hoping we are not posted there.
[deleted] As [/deleted] I have not received my pants yet, and have had to wear the RAF issue, and they are awful. There is no
[page break]
[underlined] 3 [/underlined]
need to send on a vest, as I do not wear one now. The uniform is quite warm, and on Whitsun [deleted] we [/deleted] Sunday, we were stewing. Stratford was crowded for the holiday, and on that Sunday went to church, and then went boating on the river.
We have just had our maths grading test – it was fairly easy, and did all but two questions. They want to know your standard, [deleted] on [/deleted] and no permanent record is attached to this exam. We have been having a lot of drill lately with a new P.T. Instructor, and he is much more strict than our other
[page break]
[underlined] 4 [/underlined]
corporal, who has gone on leave. On Saturday we had P.T. We had to run 3/4 mile to the riverside, where, on joining the other Flights, we were put through it. It was very strenuous, and quite a crowd watching. Then there was a race through the town back to our billets, which just about gave us all the exercise we needed that day.
The R.A.F. are sending our civy [sic] kit home, so you should be getting it at the end of the week. There is the attaché case and a parcel of my raincoat, & jacket attached outside. In the case you will find some picture postcards
[page break]
[underlined] 5 [/underlined]
of the town. I have written G. Harker & Co. and Nellie.
By the way, when you send me the parcel, would you enclose that book of various aircraft, British and German. We have to know 87 different types of aircraft, and I am sure I do not know more than a dozen. It includes Italian planes as well.
Well, that is all for now, so Goodbye,
Love from [underlined] Hedley. [/underlined]
P.S. It’s beginning to be rather boring cleaning one’s buttons every day. Can you suggest a method where you do not have to rub.?
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Letter from Hedley Madgett to his parents
Description
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Writes from Washington Irving Hotel, Stratford on Avon noting that he had moved to hotel they have meals at. Mentions he is up on fire picket and talks of meals. Writes that he is leaving Saturday to I.T.W, most likely St Andrews in Scotland. although he does not wish to go there. Discusses uniform and clothing and mentions activities in local area. Writes of maths test, physical training and that civilian kit will be sent home. Concludes with request for aircraft recognition book.
Date
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1941-06-04
Format
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Five page handwritten letter
Language
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eng
Type
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EMadgettLR-AGMadgettHR410604-02
Coverage
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Civilian
Royal Air Force
Spatial Coverage
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Great Britain
England--Warwickshire
England--Stratford-upon-Avon
Temporal Coverage
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1941-06-04
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
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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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Tricia Marshall
David Bloomfield
Creator
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Hedley Robert Madgett
military living conditions
training
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Title
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Madgett, Hedley Robert
H R Madgett
Description
An account of the resource
250 items. The collection concerns Pilot Officer Hedley Madgett DFM (1922 - 1943, 147519, 1330340 Royal Air Force), a pilot with 61 Squadron. He was killed 18 August 1943 on the last operation of his tour from RAF Syerston to Peenemünde. The collection consists of letters, postcards and telegrams to his parents while he was training in the United Kingdom and Canada. In addition the collection contains memorabilia, documents from the Air Training Corps, artwork, a railway map, diaries, medals as well as his logbook, photographs of people, places and aircraft. Also contains letters of condolence to parents and a sub collection containing a photograph album with 44 items of his time training in Canada'.<br /><br />The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Joan Madgett and Carol Gibson, and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.<br /><br /><span>Additional information on Hedley Madgett is available via the </span><a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/114690/" title="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/madgett-hr/ ">IBCC Losses Database</a><span>.</span>
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IBCC Digital Archive
Date
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2015-03-17
2019-06-14
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Madgett, H
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[postmark]
[postage stamp]
Mr. & Mrs. Madgett,
127 Longlands Road,
[underlined] Sidcup. [/underlined]
Kent.
[page break]
NO. 1330340. H.R. MADGETT.
no. 4 Squadron. No.4 Flight
R.A.F. No. 10 I.T.W.
Grand Hotel,
Scarborough
[underlined] [deleted] 22nd [/deleted] [inserted] 21st [/inserted]. June. [/underlined]
Dear Mum & Dad,
Well, here I am again having jumped the first hedge and first water jump, i.e. Anti Gas exam and Maths exam. I got 79% for Gas, and feel sure I have got passed the Maths. We have not had the result yet, but when we do, they do not tell us our marks, only whether we have passed or not. We have to get over 60%. There were 7 questions and I answered 6, and got all these right. But one very long question [deleted] every [/deleted] most of us
[page break]
have got the answer different from what our Maths Master makes it, and we are sure we are right. From now on we have navigation lessons instead of Maths, and had our 3rd. lesson this late afternoon. Its very interesting using parallel rulers and what not on big maps, but very complicated.
The end of this week has been jolly good, on Wednesday Thursday, Friday & this morning (Saturday) we have been on the sands playing games etc. This morning it [inserted] was [/inserted] very hot, and the weather is fine. Also on Friday afternoon we spent
[page break]
[underlined] 3 [/underlined]
the whole afternoon in sports, each flight competing against the others. I had a go in the 880 yds. and came 4th. Our flight finished top at the end.
On Thursday evening we went to the Concert, and we really had a good time. There was a local concert party, and other talent from the R.a.f. [sic] Ronnie O’Dell was amazing at the piano, and they had 3 guitars, an accordian, and later a drummer and oh boy! he was really hot – just like Mickey Rooney. It was a smashing team. One of the Pilot Officers here is Greenwood the Yorkshire cricketer, and
[page break]
[underlined] 4 [/underlined]
Ronnie O’Dell sang a song about him composed by two other A.C.2.’s The chorus was – and what we all [deleted] sh [/deleted] sang (or yelled) was “Boozing, jolly well boozing” which was quite true of him. He’s a good sport, and many references were given to our other officers.
Yes, after Church in the morning, we are free on Sunday, but cannot get into the sea or on to the beach as it is barb wired off, and we [inserted] are [/inserted] only allowed there when we all go for P.T. But the water is terribly cold here, but all the same for that would you
[page break]
[underlined] 5 [/underlined]
please send my trunks, or better still if Hilarious uses mine, you could send some new ones, (or could you?)
Last week I had a letter from Dr. Bile in answer to mine. He said it was nice of me to write, and all that. Nothing important. Last Saturday, I met Mr. Dellar, now S[deleted]e[/deleted]argeant P.T. Instructor, our old P.T. master at school. He has gone through the I.T.W. and did a few hours flying at the E.F.T.S. but was not suitable, and so chucked out. He is in the Hotel opposite, & is here down here as P.T.
[page break]
[underlined] 6 [/underlined]
instructor and is pretty well browned off. We went to the pictures and spent rest of evening talking about old times. He told me of the little clashes between the masters & Dr. Bile, and the latter did not resign from the Home Guard, but was kicked out as inefficient!
My room mate comes from Sevenoaks, but [deleted] a [/deleted] lived in the West End as a policeman. Another, is in another Squadron in the building, and hails from Igtham, Kent, and has a very countryfied accent.
Last week I sent my laundry to the private one
[page break]
[underlined] 7 [/underlined]
(Snowdrift), and they did them terribly – not even ironed. Since, I have seen [inserted] what [/inserted] the firm’s (R.a.f) [sic] laundry is like, and they are far better, even the collars starched.
Now the trouble is that the Snowdrift laundry is given in on [underlined] Monday [/underlined] and collected clean the next [underlined] Saturday [/underlined], and the R.a.f. [sic] laundry given in on [underlined] Thursday [/underlined], and collected on [underlined] Thursday [/underlined]. I want to switch over to the R.A.F. & so when my Snowdrift things come back clean next Saturday (28th), I will send my dirty clothes to you & then if you
[page break]
[underlined] 8 [/underlined]
can, would you send them back clean [deleted] before [/deleted] to reach here before Thursday [inserted] (July 3rd) [/inserted] I cannot send to private laundry outside here as we don’t knock off till 6.30 p.m.
Well, I think that is all for now, so till next time.
[underlined] Love from Hedley [/underlined]
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Letter from Hedley Madgett to his parents
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Writes from Grand Hotel Scarborough 10 I.T.W. about his maths and anti gas exams, and starting navigation lessons. He also writes about playing games on the beach at Scarborough against the other flights, going to a concert, meeting his old school P.T. instructor and laundry issues.
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1941-06-21
1941-06-25
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Eight page handwritten letter and envelope
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eng
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EMadgettLR-AGMadgettHR410621
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England--Scarborough
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1941-06
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Madgett, Hedley Robert
H R Madgett
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An account of the resource
250 items. The collection concerns Pilot Officer Hedley Madgett DFM (1922 - 1943, 147519, 1330340 Royal Air Force), a pilot with 61 Squadron. He was killed 18 August 1943 on the last operation of his tour from RAF Syerston to Peenemünde. The collection consists of letters, postcards and telegrams to his parents while he was training in the United Kingdom and Canada. In addition the collection contains memorabilia, documents from the Air Training Corps, artwork, a railway map, diaries, medals as well as his logbook, photographs of people, places and aircraft. Also contains letters of condolence to parents and a sub collection containing a photograph album with 44 items of his time training in Canada'.<br /><br />The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Joan Madgett and Carol Gibson, and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.<br /><br /><span>Additional information on Hedley Madgett is available via the </span><a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/114690/" title="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/madgett-hr/ ">IBCC Losses Database</a><span>.</span>
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2015-03-17
2019-06-14
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Madgett, H
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[photograph]
GRAND HOTEL & SANDS SCARBOROUGH.
[page break]
[postmark][postage stamp]
[underlined] 14th. June. Scarborough [/underlined]
Dear Mum & Dad,
Received parcels O.K. Thanks a lot for chocs. Would please send pyjamas. I was very pleased yesterday as I had your 2 parcels, a letter from Ada, with stamp book enclosed, & a letter from John. Weather quite fine here. Next Wednesday have maths exam, then anti gas exam. One flight is going to America today – California, & we are most likely to go there or Canada if & when we get our exams. lights out is 10.5p.m., but have to get up at 6. & 6.30 alternate weeks. We were paid £1.10. for the 2 weeks at S. on Avon, & yesterday paid 16/-. [deleted] for [/deleted] We don’t get so much to eat here, but although no 2nd. Helpings, we usually manage to wangle some more especially for supper. As you are so hard up for chocs I would not send more. We can get a bit at NAAFI & where I have had egg & chips for 5d. more than once as an “after supper”. Well this is all I have room for now, so till next time Love. Hedley. /P.S. Ronny O’del [sic] of Mandy Hale’s Band here.
Mr. & Mrs.L.R. Madgett.
127 Longlands Dr.
Sidcup.
[underlined] Kent [/underlined]
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Scarborough postcard from Hedley Madgett to his parents
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On the front a photograph of the Grand Hotel above the beach with Scarborough in the background. On the reverse he thanks parents for letter and chocolate and other items. Request they send pyjamas. Speaks of weather and upcoming examinations. Mentions that they are most likely to go to Canada. Mentions daily routine, pay and food.
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1941
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One handwritten postcard with b/w photograph
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eng
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Photograph
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EMadgettLR-AGMadgettHR410614
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Civilian
Royal Air Force
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Great Britain
England--Kent
England--Yorkshire
England--Scarborough
England--London
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1941
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Steve Baldwin
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Hedley Robert Madgett
military living conditions
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Madgett, Hedley Robert
H R Madgett
Description
An account of the resource
250 items. The collection concerns Pilot Officer Hedley Madgett DFM (1922 - 1943, 147519, 1330340 Royal Air Force), a pilot with 61 Squadron. He was killed 18 August 1943 on the last operation of his tour from RAF Syerston to Peenemünde. The collection consists of letters, postcards and telegrams to his parents while he was training in the United Kingdom and Canada. In addition the collection contains memorabilia, documents from the Air Training Corps, artwork, a railway map, diaries, medals as well as his logbook, photographs of people, places and aircraft. Also contains letters of condolence to parents and a sub collection containing a photograph album with 44 items of his time training in Canada'.<br /><br />The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Joan Madgett and Carol Gibson, and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.<br /><br /><span>Additional information on Hedley Madgett is available via the </span><a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/114690/" title="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/madgett-hr/ ">IBCC Losses Database</a><span>.</span>
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2015-03-17
2019-06-14
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Madgett, H
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[postmark]
[postage stamp]
Mr. & Mrs. Madgett.
127. Longlands Road.
Sidcup.
[underlined] Kent [/underlined]
[page break]
[stamp]
[page break]
NO. 1330340. H.R. MADGETT.
No. 4 SQUADRON. No. 4 FLIGHT
No. 10 I.T.W. R.A.F.
Grand Hotel.
[underlined] Scarborough [/underlined]
[underlined] Saturday afternoon. [/underlined]
Dear Mum & Dad,
I have just sent on a clothes parcel, for the washing, but my swim trunks have not come yet. But still, the weather has cooled off a bit lately. Last week, in the boiling sun we had P.T. or games almost every day on the beach, & wished very much that I could go in.
Tomorrow night (Sunday) will be my [underlined] 4th [/underlined] night on duty this last week. The main reason is because another Flight is on leave. One night I slept in one of the four towers as a Wing Spotter. Thats [sic] not so bad as we are on the top floor and don’t have
[page break]
[underlined] 2 [/underlined]
to move one’s bedding far. But two other nights, I had to sleep and bring the bedding down to the ground floor by the Guard Room, & take it back again up 133 stairs to our room [inserted] in the morning [/inserted] That was Wing Fire Piquet, and you have to do the black out on the ground floors and below. At 12.30 one night on this duty we had to get up, because the police were making a row about a light showing. No sooner had we got sufficienlty [sic] dressed than the light was discovered, and we had to [inserted] get [/inserted] back to bed again. Thank goodness the warning did not go, or we would have had to get up again & stand by the stirrup pumps.
But I suppose we have to take the rough with the smooth. The food is
[page break]
[underlined] 3 [/underlined]
much better now for quantity. The quality is always super, and invariably at supper we make what John would call “pigs of ourselves! because there is a lot left over at the end,
Last Sunday you say you just lazed about because of the heat. Well, I’m going to make you envious now. On Sunday, I and my pal from Igtham strolled along the cliffs and basked [deleted] in [/deleted] and lay in the sun with a nice sea breeze to keep us cool. If you want a decent holiday, Scarborough is the place. In peace time I should think it would be absolutely super. For example, there is a marvellous open air sea water swimming pool – very modern – not far away up the
[page break]
[underlined] 4 [/underlined]
coast, and it is just rotting away, because inaccessible [deleted] be [/deleted] due to barricades.
Later in the evening, a terrific storm broke with thunder and lightning. One minute all was peaceful, & the next minute a huge rush of wind came bowling along, & then the rain & thunder.
The navigation is getting on O.K. but no instrument in a plane is accurate and you have to make hundreds of adjustments to get a “fix” etc. We have our signals exam on Tuesday, and our navigation exam on July 18th, which almost finishes our cause here. We then go on to an E.F.T.S. One morning the Wing Commander of Derby E.F.T.S. gave us a talk. He had flown here with
[page break]
[underlined] 5 [/underlined]
a flying instructor & another chap. He was very decent, & told us all about life in the E.F.T.S., will I be glad to get there.
Well, I think that is all the news for now.
With love from [underlined] Hedley [/underlined]
P.S. Good Luck to Hilarious in the exams.
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Letter from Hedley Madgett to his parents
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Writes about laundry he is sending home, the fine weather, duties as wing spotter/fire piquet [sic], Continues about food, walking, local amenities, an overnight storm and starting navigation training.
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1941-06-30
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Five page handwritten letter and envelope
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eng
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EMadgettLR-AGMadgettHR410630
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Royal Air Force
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Great Britain
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England--Scarborough
England--Kent
England--London
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1941-06-30
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Tricia Marshall
David Bloomfield
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Madgett, Hedley Robert
H R Madgett
Description
An account of the resource
250 items. The collection concerns Pilot Officer Hedley Madgett DFM (1922 - 1943, 147519, 1330340 Royal Air Force), a pilot with 61 Squadron. He was killed 18 August 1943 on the last operation of his tour from RAF Syerston to Peenemünde. The collection consists of letters, postcards and telegrams to his parents while he was training in the United Kingdom and Canada. In addition the collection contains memorabilia, documents from the Air Training Corps, artwork, a railway map, diaries, medals as well as his logbook, photographs of people, places and aircraft. Also contains letters of condolence to parents and a sub collection containing a photograph album with 44 items of his time training in Canada'.<br /><br />The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Joan Madgett and Carol Gibson, and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.<br /><br /><span>Additional information on Hedley Madgett is available via the </span><a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/114690/" title="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/madgett-hr/ ">IBCC Losses Database</a><span>.</span>
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2015-03-17
2019-06-14
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Madgett, H
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[photograph]
G.5128. THE SANDS, SOUTH BAY, SCARBOROUGH.
[page break]
[postmark][postage stamp]
[underlined] 24th. June [/underlined]
Dear Mum & Dad,
The parcel came just after I had posted letter. Glad to hear you are having as hot weather as we are. Its terrible in [underlined] our [/underlined] clothes, & we are mighty glad when we change for P.T. (Games) on the beach. Thanks a lot for the book & the “rest”. What whacking slabs! But its very nice, & hard going on the jaw. The food is getting worse for quantity, & today we put up with it no longer. At dinner when Orderly Officer comes for “Any complaints [deleted] we [/deleted] about 40 of us told him what we thought of it. It was fish & baked potato, & we got another helping for complaining. If we get our usual breakfast tomorrow we are going to complain again – but we are not starving – yet. Love [underlined] Hedley [/underlined].
Mr. & Mrs. L.R. Madgett,
127, Longlands Road,
Sidcup.
KENT.
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Title
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Scarborough postcard from Hedley Madgett to his parents
Description
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Title 'The Sands, South Bay, Scarborough' In the foreground a beach and sea with boats and people bathing. Behind the beach the ground rises. On the left a large multistory hotel and to the right other buildings. On the reverse, addressed to his parents and he writes about mail received, hot weather, unsuitable clothing. Concludes with comment on poor food and complaint about this to orderly officer.
Date
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1941-06-24
Format
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Postcard with b/w photograph handwritten on reverse
Language
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eng
Type
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Photograph
Text
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EMadgettLR-AGMadgettHR410624
Coverage
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Civilian
Royal Air Force
Spatial Coverage
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Great Britain
England--Yorkshire
England--Scarborough
England--Kent
England--London
Temporal Coverage
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1941-06-24
Contributor
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Steve Baldwin
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Madgett, Hedley Robert
H R Madgett
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250 items. The collection concerns Pilot Officer Hedley Madgett DFM (1922 - 1943, 147519, 1330340 Royal Air Force), a pilot with 61 Squadron. He was killed 18 August 1943 on the last operation of his tour from RAF Syerston to Peenemünde. The collection consists of letters, postcards and telegrams to his parents while he was training in the United Kingdom and Canada. In addition the collection contains memorabilia, documents from the Air Training Corps, artwork, a railway map, diaries, medals as well as his logbook, photographs of people, places and aircraft. Also contains letters of condolence to parents and a sub collection containing a photograph album with 44 items of his time training in Canada'.<br /><br />The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Joan Madgett and Carol Gibson, and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.<br /><br /><span>Additional information on Hedley Madgett is available via the </span><a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/114690/" title="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/madgett-hr/ ">IBCC Losses Database</a><span>.</span>
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Start of transcription
[postmark]
[postage stamp]
Mr. & Mrs. Madgett.
127. Longlands Road,
Sidcup.
[underlined] Kent. [/underlined]
[page break]
[stamp]
[page break]
NO. 1330340. H.R. Madgett.
etc. etc.
Wednesday
[underlined] evening [/underlined]
Dear Mum & Dad,
Today has been perfect. This morning we had our Morse sending exam (I got 98%), which was not hard work, then Navigation. We had a big dinner with plenty of 2nd helpings then in the afternoon the whole squadron went to the wedding of one of the sargents. [sic] – We threw the confetti. That did not take long - & for nearly 2 1/2 hours we sunbathed & played games on the beach. I had a whacking great supper & tea & the weather now is still very hot.
[page break]
[underlined] 2 [/underlined]
We have hardly any “homework” and is too hot to do any in any case. That is life the R.a.f. [sic] Please excuse pencil as writing in the “Italian Gardens” near here.
It looks as though I’m going to get £2 every month from GH & Co. Actually, its surprising how little one spends per day here, & so I am collecting quite a lot. I’ve got £3 now – and so when its [deleted] conuv [/deleted] convenient I will send it home per registered post. When I come home I can have a good time with the money saved. We should
[page break]
[underlined] 3 [/underlined]
be having leave in a few weeks now, when we have [deleted] had [/deleted] finished our course here & taken the Navi. exam which we aren’t exactly looking forward [deleted] too [/deleted] to.
We have had 2 Photos taken of the No. 4 flight, & I have ordered 2 of them, & 1 postcard size of our C.O., officers, [deleted] co [/deleted] seargents [sic] & corporals. So when we get them I will send mine on.
I got the collars this afternoon. The envelope was rather torn about, but they were O.K. Thanks for doing the laundry. I hope it gets here in time.
[page break]
The people I have to write to! You say Ernie & Edith, & John [deleted] g [/deleted] keeps telling me to write to him and says a lot of other “people” want to hear from me. But I’ll do my best.
Which reminds me. There is a chap in our Flight who comes from Liverpool & knows Tuebrook quite well.
Well, I must be moving now, so Cheerio.
Love from [underlined] Hedley [/underlined]
P.S. I suppose I will have to write to G.H. & Co. as well.
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Letter from Hedley Madgett to his parents
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Writes of Morse exam then navigation, big meal, a wedding attended and going to the beach. Talks of money and how he spends his days. Goes on to write about training, class photographs, his laundry and requests from other people for letters.
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1941-07-03
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eng
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1941-07-03
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Tricia Marshall
David Bloomfield
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H R Madgett
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250 items. The collection concerns Pilot Officer Hedley Madgett DFM (1922 - 1943, 147519, 1330340 Royal Air Force), a pilot with 61 Squadron. He was killed 18 August 1943 on the last operation of his tour from RAF Syerston to Peenemünde. The collection consists of letters, postcards and telegrams to his parents while he was training in the United Kingdom and Canada. In addition the collection contains memorabilia, documents from the Air Training Corps, artwork, a railway map, diaries, medals as well as his logbook, photographs of people, places and aircraft. Also contains letters of condolence to parents and a sub collection containing a photograph album with 44 items of his time training in Canada'.<br /><br />The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Joan Madgett and Carol Gibson, and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.<br /><br /><span>Additional information on Hedley Madgett is available via the </span><a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/114690/" title="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/madgett-hr/ ">IBCC Losses Database</a><span>.</span>
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2019-06-14
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[underlined] Tuesday. 5th [/underlined] [inserted] August 1941 [/inserted]
[underlined] Wilmslow. [/underlined]
Dear Mum & Dad,
This is just to let you know that we are off on Wednesday night. And our temporary address for you to write to is:-
H.R. MADGETT. L.A.C. NO. 1330340.
c/o R.C.A.F. H.Q.
OTTAWA,
[underlined] CANADA. [/underlined]
I have just packed up the little case I brought with a letter inside, so there
[page break]
is not much that I have to tell you.
Its been raining all day long, and its very cold, so we shall be glad to get away from here.
Up to this evening, I have not had any letter from you or anything via Scarborough, so do not worry if you miss me here. Letters will be forwarded to Canada. If you see John, or Peter does, will you please [deleted] as [/deleted] tell him my address. I have just written to him, & can’t write again so soon as there’s
[page break]
[underlined] 3 [/underlined]
nothing to write about.
Please do not worry if you do not [deleted] here [/deleted] hear from me for some time, as there won’t be any post boxes on the boat you know.
So, here’s to the next time.
Best Wishes,
With Love from [underlined] Hedley. [/underlined]
[underlined] P.S. [/underlined] Do not broadcast [underlined] when [/underlined] I am going not even John because walls have ears!!
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Letter from Hedley Madgett to his parents
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Written from Wilmslow. Writes that he is off Wednesday night and provides new address in Canada and asks for it to be passed on. Says that letters will be forwarded from Scarborough and as he is at sea they will not hear from him for some time. Tells them not to worry and please do not broadcast date of departure.
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1941-08-05
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eng
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Ontario
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1941-08-05
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Tricia Marshall
David Bloomfield
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H R Madgett
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250 items. The collection concerns Pilot Officer Hedley Madgett DFM (1922 - 1943, 147519, 1330340 Royal Air Force), a pilot with 61 Squadron. He was killed 18 August 1943 on the last operation of his tour from RAF Syerston to Peenemünde. The collection consists of letters, postcards and telegrams to his parents while he was training in the United Kingdom and Canada. In addition the collection contains memorabilia, documents from the Air Training Corps, artwork, a railway map, diaries, medals as well as his logbook, photographs of people, places and aircraft. Also contains letters of condolence to parents and a sub collection containing a photograph album with 44 items of his time training in Canada'.<br /><br />The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Joan Madgett and Carol Gibson, and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.<br /><br /><span>Additional information on Hedley Madgett is available via the </span><a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/114690/" title="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/madgett-hr/ ">IBCC Losses Database</a><span>.</span>
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2015-03-17
2019-06-14
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Telegram from Hedley Maggett to his parents
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Telegram stating all well and safe.
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1941-08-21
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1941-08-21
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Madgett, Hedley Robert
H R Madgett
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An account of the resource
250 items. The collection concerns Pilot Officer Hedley Madgett DFM (1922 - 1943, 147519, 1330340 Royal Air Force), a pilot with 61 Squadron. He was killed 18 August 1943 on the last operation of his tour from RAF Syerston to Peenemünde. The collection consists of letters, postcards and telegrams to his parents while he was training in the United Kingdom and Canada. In addition the collection contains memorabilia, documents from the Air Training Corps, artwork, a railway map, diaries, medals as well as his logbook, photographs of people, places and aircraft. Also contains letters of condolence to parents and a sub collection containing a photograph album with 44 items of his time training in Canada'.<br /><br />The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Joan Madgett and Carol Gibson, and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.<br /><br /><span>Additional information on Hedley Madgett is available via the </span><a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/114690/" title="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/madgett-hr/ ">IBCC Losses Database</a><span>.</span>
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2015-03-17
2019-06-14
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Madgett, H
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No. 1330340. L.A.C. H.R. Madgett.
33 Course. [symbol] No 32 E.F.T.S. R.A.F. Station
Swift Current,
Saskatchewan.
Canada.
[underlined] 28th Sept [/underlined]
[inserted] Recd 21st Oct [underlined] 1941 [/underlined]
Dear Mum & Dad,
I am sorry I have not written earlier, but I have been rather busy as we have now started our course proper, and our mid term exams are not very far away.
Well, since I wrote last a lot of things have happened, but first, your telegrams. Thanks very much for birthday greetings. I received it 11 days after you sent it from Sidcup, but the others only took 3 days. For each one, there is a duplicate that arrives about a week later than the original. I was surprised and mighty glad when you said $50 was coming. Surprised because I wondered how you were going to manage sending it, as we had been told you could not send any money out of England. However, I should not worry about this now, as the pay question is improving, and is coming regularly now. On Monday (tomorrow) we are again due for $27, to last us a fortnight. So, we are happy now as far as money goes. I have bought a Kodak camera, and although have not finished one spool yet, I shall send some photos on. I enclose that snap taken of me when I was peacefully having a nice little nap; also one of
[page break]
2.
of the hut interior. That’s me [deleted] out [/deleted] on the left and those long pipes and a funnel in the middle and at the end are the furnaces, which blow in hot air. There are three of them altogether, and we certainly need them, as in the morning, it is well below freezing.
The first snow came down on Sept. 26, and although was not thick enough to cover the ground, that day was terribly cold below freezing. And yet, two days earlier it was quite hot.
Well we have started flying! [deleted] We [/deleted] I first went up on Tuesday for air experience, and learnt the art of taxying. Its quite a business taxying – the plane does nothing you want it to because the plane takes an awful time to respond to the controls. However, I have got this pretty well taped now, and have now done 02.30 hrs [inserted] flying time [/inserted] and [deleted] have [/deleted] can now fly straight & level, climb, glide, stall with engine off, and on, do slight, medium and steep turns and yesterday I took off (after 2 attempts), & of course know the cockpit drill. Taking off is much harder that I thought – at the moment at any rate. You open to full throttle and push the stick forward to
[page break]
[underlined] 3. [/underlined]
get the tail up, but it is then that things go wrong. The ‘plane starts swerving round, and if [deleted] the [/deleted] my instructor had not pulled the throttle back quick, we would have had it, and we finished up at right angles to our take off path. So I had another go, and this time it did the same thing nearly tipping on to the right wing. But the next time, I managed to get it going straight, and the next thing we were in the air. Unlike the other instructors, who are Canadians & Yankees, mine is an [deleted] El [/deleted] English chap – Sgt. Smith. He is quite a decent chap, and sometimes has a habit of when I [deleted] ha [/deleted] was climbing the plane, he said “that’s O.K.” “now I’ll take over”, and then just when I was feeling very pleased about myself & having a look round, he [deleted] jams [/deleted] [inserted] jammed [/inserted] the stick forward & down we went vertically. I was standing upright on the rudder bar & staring at the ground. Then he pulled out suddenly & you feel your inside being squashed downwards. Still, its might good. The next lesson I have to learn on Monday is landing, the hardest of all. I [inserted] have [/inserted] seen plenty of pile up’s, none serious, but the
[page break]
[underlined] 4 [/underlined]
most extraordinary thing is the way those poor undercarts take some landings. Its not unusual for planes to land 20 feet in the air & come down bang on the wheels and then jump into the air again. Its then you have to open throttle quick and fly away again to have another try. My plane is no. 5072, and we fly in the morning & afternoon alternately. One day the weather was too bad for flying. There was supposed to be ice and very low clouds. To make sure & find out, our flight commander Flt/Lt. Smith had me as passenger, [deleted] [indecipherable letter] [/deleted] & [deleted] [indecipherable letter] [/deleted] make a weather test. We flew through cloud most of the time, & when we came down we found quite a lot of ice on the struts. This time next week we should know whether we will go solo or not.
Last Saturday was a free day as we had to work on Sunday because someone high up was visiting the camp. However, we got up on Saturday morning wondering how to spend the day. After breakfast we said “let’s go to Moose Jaw”, So when we were ready [deleted] we three started [/deleted] [inserted] we got a lift down [/inserted] to the main highway, and it was not long before arrived in Moose Jaw, 120 miles
[page break]
[underlined] 5 [/underlined]
away. Half way there on the road, we passed a particular car and saw a khaki uniform at the wheel.
We just mentioned “an army officer”, but he overtook us again 1/2 mile further on, and just as he was passing, a siren sounded and he signalled us to stop. He was a cop, and stopped us because [deleted] we [/deleted] there were more than three in the front seat of our coupé. He was a decent chap however, and let our driver off so on we went. That siren was the [deleted] most [/deleted] [inserted] best [/inserted] we got out of that episode – it was just like those you hear on the pictures.
Moose Jaw was not much of a town & there was not much to do there. After a meal and shop window gazing we started back at about 4 o’clock, and did not have very good luck in getting lifts back. In fact it took us 3 trucks and 3 cars and our legs for about 5 miles to get home again, and took 6 hours. Next week we intend going further on from Moose Jaw to Regina, which, they say is a better town, and only 40 miles further on.
On Sept. 19 we went to a corn feast at the
[page break]
[underlined] 6 [/underlined]
experimental farm. There was community singing, vocal turns & piano playing, monologues, and also a film show & slide show of pictures of Canadian rockies, and other parts of Canada, where the presenter had toured. They were colour pictures, and were marvellous. Then had some sandwiches, and corn eaten off the cob and smeared in butter. I have never had this before and tastes good. I cannot describe the taste because it is [inserted] not [/inserted] like nothing else. Its very messy to eat and is very filling. It was a very good evening especially as the feminine element was not lacking. The farm but took us back to camp, as all the taxis that were to be used were helping in the train crash in Swift Current station. Several were injured & one killed. This is only one of three railroad crashes near Swift Current this last week, most of them serious.
I shall be sending a lot of papers, postcards & what not very soon, when I get hold of some large envelopes. I have such a lot of them that I must send them to get them out of the way.
Well, I guess that is most of the news for the
[page break]
[underlined] 7 [/underlined]
time being. I’ve had to condense it a bit. If I did not, I would not finish writing. I could write a book on the happenings over here.
So, I’m afraid I will have to stop now. I hope you are all keeping well & having good weather.
Cheerio, With Love & Best Wishes,
From [underlined] Hedley [/underlined]
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Letter from Hedley Madgett to his parents
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Written from Swift Current, Saskatchewan and apologises for not writing earlier but has been very busy. Thanks them for birthday greetings and writes about money. Writes that he has bought camera and about first snow. Says they have started flying and covers the difficulties of taxiing and describes early trips. Mentions his instructor and that his next lesson is on landing. Describes aspects of life in Canada, driving to Moose Jaw and entertainment in local area.
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1941-09-28
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1941-09-28
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Tricia Marshall
David Bloomfield
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H R Madgett
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250 items. The collection concerns Pilot Officer Hedley Madgett DFM (1922 - 1943, 147519, 1330340 Royal Air Force), a pilot with 61 Squadron. He was killed 18 August 1943 on the last operation of his tour from RAF Syerston to Peenemünde. The collection consists of letters, postcards and telegrams to his parents while he was training in the United Kingdom and Canada. In addition the collection contains memorabilia, documents from the Air Training Corps, artwork, a railway map, diaries, medals as well as his logbook, photographs of people, places and aircraft. Also contains letters of condolence to parents and a sub collection containing a photograph album with 44 items of his time training in Canada'.<br /><br />The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Joan Madgett and Carol Gibson, and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.<br /><br /><span>Additional information on Hedley Madgett is available via the </span><a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/114690/" title="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/madgett-hr/ ">IBCC Losses Database</a><span>.</span>
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Telegram from Hedley Madgett to his parents
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Addressed to parents and says 'Letter and Telegram received many thanks please do not worry = Hedley'.
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1941-10-17
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1941-10-17
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H R Madgett
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250 items. The collection concerns Pilot Officer Hedley Madgett DFM (1922 - 1943, 147519, 1330340 Royal Air Force), a pilot with 61 Squadron. He was killed 18 August 1943 on the last operation of his tour from RAF Syerston to Peenemünde. The collection consists of letters, postcards and telegrams to his parents while he was training in the United Kingdom and Canada. In addition the collection contains memorabilia, documents from the Air Training Corps, artwork, a railway map, diaries, medals as well as his logbook, photographs of people, places and aircraft. Also contains letters of condolence to parents and a sub collection containing a photograph album with 44 items of his time training in Canada'.<br /><br />The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Joan Madgett and Carol Gibson, and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.<br /><br /><span>Additional information on Hedley Madgett is available via the </span><a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/114690/" title="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/madgett-hr/ ">IBCC Losses Database</a><span>.</span>
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2019-06-14
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[inserted] #7[/inserted]
No. 1330340. H.R. MADGETT
(Course 33.)
No. 32 E.F.T.S. R.A.F. Station
Swift Current,
Sask, [underlined] Canada [/underlined].
[underlined] 2nd. Nov. 1941 [/underlined]
[inserted] Recd Nov [underlined] 29th [/underlined][/inserted]
Dear Mum & Dad,
I am sorry I have not written for some time, but we are being rushed off our feet and have time for nothing, so I am afraid this letter will be a bit shorter than usual.
[deleted] Yes [/deleted]On Saturday we had a free day last week, and was flying all day Sunday. However, I made best use of the Saturday by going to Regina. I started out of camp at 8 a.m. and arrived at 1 p.m. hitch hiking first on a car, then a gasoline tank truck, another car, and last [deleted] on [/deleted] in the back of a cattle truck. It took me half an hour to find McNelly’s house; Mr. McNelly’s daughter Elspeth and her mother greeted me and after a small meal Elspeth took me over the town. Before seeing her I had a hunch she was quite young – you know what I mean – but she was about 36 I guess. Quite a shock! However, she was very nice, and took me over the Parliament Buildings where she works in the Public Health Dept. It’s a marvellous building, and went up on the roof where we had a [deleted] f [/deleted] view of all Regina. Although the weather was pretty lousy – light rain all the time, the coloured roofs of the
[page break]
[underlined[ 2 [/underlined]
houses, red, green, blue – and the very clean buildings, the lake in the foreground made the town look so fresh and bright. This is like all Canadian towns – they are so cheerful and colourful. Then I got an eyeful of the town and took quite a few photos although weather was not good for snaps. At 5 p.m. we were back where I met Mr. McNelly – he was over 70. I had some more to eat and then caught the 6.15 p.m. train (which left at 6.45 p.m.) and was back in camp at 11.15 p.m. The railroad station (known as the “depot”), like all other big depots was marvellously clean. The booking hall having marble pillars and all that – nothing of the grimy & dirty English stations. The engines of course are collosal [sic] things, and the coaches the last word in comfort. I did not hitch hike back because I wanted to spend as much time as I could in Regina; incidently [sic], I sent a p.c. from there by ordinary mail so you should get that after this letter.
We have our final examinations next week (except a/c recognition & arms. which we have had already), so we are going to be as busy as ever. For armaments exam I did quite well – in fact I was surprised when the results came out – I had 121.7 out of 150.
[page break]
[underlined[ 3 [/underlined] Today I had a letter from Mrs. Hamilton. I also had one from Charlie Radley. I don’t know where I can find time at all for writing. There are heaps of people I have to write to, but gosh they will have to wait.
The flying is getting on swell and have about 43 hours total dual & solo now. This week we are starting night flying. [deleted] Eash [/deleted] Each of us are supposed to have 3 hours night flying but we will be lucky if we have more than 1 hour each on the course.
Well, I will have to finish now, not because of lack of news but because of our greatest enemy at the moment – time!
With Love,
[underlined] Hedley [/underlined].
P.S. This evening it has suddenly started snowing quite hard. This is not our first fall – we have had two light falls before and the temperature below the zero. When there is no wind we don’t feel it, but if there is even a gentle breeze – gosh we feel it then and have to be careful of frost bite.
[page break]
[inserted] Received Nov 29th [underlined] 1941. [/underlined]
[postmark][postage stamps]
VIA AIR MAIL
Mr. & Mrs. L.R. Madgett.
127. Longlands Road,
Sidcup,
[underlined] Kent [/underlined].
[underlined] ENGLAND [/underlined].
PAR AVION
[page break]
[inserted] 7th letter [/inserted]
[inserted] Seal Stamp [/inserted]
VIA AIR MAIL
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Writes from Swift Current that he has been very busy but had hitch hiked to Regina on day off and visit to McNelley's. Describes visit to the town with daughter and then took train back. Describes railway station and Canadian trains. Mentions final examinations next week.
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1941-11-02
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eng
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EMadgettLR-AGMadgettHR411102
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Canada
Saskatchewan--Swift Current
Saskatchewan--Regina
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England--Kent
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Saskatchewan
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1941-11-02
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Steve Baldwin
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H R Madgett
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An account of the resource
250 items. The collection concerns Pilot Officer Hedley Madgett DFM (1922 - 1943, 147519, 1330340 Royal Air Force), a pilot with 61 Squadron. He was killed 18 August 1943 on the last operation of his tour from RAF Syerston to Peenemünde. The collection consists of letters, postcards and telegrams to his parents while he was training in the United Kingdom and Canada. In addition the collection contains memorabilia, documents from the Air Training Corps, artwork, a railway map, diaries, medals as well as his logbook, photographs of people, places and aircraft. Also contains letters of condolence to parents and a sub collection containing a photograph album with 44 items of his time training in Canada'.<br /><br />The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Joan Madgett and Carol Gibson, and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.<br /><br /><span>Additional information on Hedley Madgett is available via the </span><a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/114690/" title="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/madgett-hr/ ">IBCC Losses Database</a><span>.</span>
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2015-03-17
2019-06-14
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No. 1330340. L.A.C. H.R. MADGETT
(Course 33.)
No. 32 E.F.T.S. R.A.F. Station
Swift Current,
Saskatchewan,
Canada.
[underlined] 17th. Nov. [/underlined]
[underlined] 9th. letter [/underlined]
[inserted] Recd 5th Dec 1941 [/inserted]
Dear Mum & Dad,
I received your p.c. dated 15th. Oct., but cannot understand why you have only received one letter, dated 5th. Sept. I sent one Air Mail to the coast on 21st. August. Then the following:-
No.2. On 5th. Sept. Air Mail. (received) [inserted] 18th Sept. [/inserted]
“ 3 “ 29th “ Ordinary. [inserted] [symbol] Oct 21st [/inserted]
“ 4 “ 7th. Oct. Air Mail to Coast. [inserted][symbol][/inserted]
“ 5 “ 16th. “ Air Mail. [inserted][symbol] Nov 4th [/inserted]
“ 6 “ [deleted] 2nd. [/deleted] 1st. Nov. Postcard from Regina. Ordinary [inserted][symbol][/inserted].
“ 7 “ 4th. “ Air Mail. [inserted] – Nov 29th [/inserted]
“ 8 “ 9th. “ Air Mail. [inserted] Dec. 5th [/inserted]
So I don’t know where my letters are going. It’s a nuisance because in some I have enclosed some photos.
Now to get on with news. We have just finished our final examinations, except for signal sending. We will have that this afternoon, no doubt.
On Saturday morning, we had the Navigation exam, 3 hours. I did not do exceptionally well
[page break]
[underlined] 2. [/underlined] on the plot, but the rest of the paper I think I did satisfactorily. In the afternoon we had Airframes and Airmanship, both of which we all found not too bad. On [underlined] Sunday [/underlined] morning, we had theory of Flight and Aero Engines, both of which we were definitely not looking forward to, especially the Theory of Flight. On the latter, we have only had two decent lectures, all the rest given us by any Tom Dick or Harry, with the consequence that we do not know much. But the exam turned out lovely. I myself did very well, and thought it pretty easy. [deleted] Some of [/deleted] Aero Engines was quite straightforward. But out of 12 papers already marked in theory of F. 4 have failed: I’m pretty sure I’m O.K. though. In the afternoon we had [deleted] sign [/deleted] morse receiving, & aldis receiving. Near the end of the Engines exam, the C.G.I. Squadron Leader Turner came into the room, and caught a chap cribbing. Then he went round a few of the desks and saw a few writings – definitions etc [inserted] on the desks [/inserted], & came to the conclusion that almost everybody had been cribbing. So, [deleted] after [/deleted] before the signal exam in the afternoon, old Turner came into the room and told us we were going to have all the exams again. at that we just told him we would refuse. But he stuck to his word - & we stuck to ours - & oh boy what a rowdy argument ensued. In the end he got tired of arguing &
[page break]
[underlined] 3. [/underlined] dashed out of the room, down the corridor to his own little room. We all swarmed after him & into his little room, those not getting in, crowding round outside. He nearly went scatty. He was waving his arm & shouting “Get out of here, get out of here, I won’t listen to you, get out of here”. We did not budge an inch, but kept on arguing with him & telling him we flatly refuse to take the exam again. so that was how the situation stood last night. He has quietened down now a bit, and is showing more sense, so I do not think we [deleted] hav [/deleted] shall [inserted] have [/inserted] the paper again – not that it would make much difference, because we would not do it in any case.
Our flying this morning has been cancelled because of the very low ceiling. Just our luck. Every time some bad weather comes, it is our squad due for flying. Consequently we are behind our hours, although my hours stand alright i.e. 57.05 hours, dual & solo & night flying (2.00).
[deleted] When [/deleted] Well, that is all the news for the moment, so I will close,
A Happy Xmas,
Love from [underlined] Hedley [/underlined]
P.S. We should be moving from here on the 24th., but please keep[deleted]ing [/deleted] on writing, more letters if you don’t mind. I have not had much mail lately.
[page break]
[photograph]
[page break]
Barrack Hut. Swift Current. Sask. CANADA.
Left to Rt.
Myself, Bill & Lucy. Sept. 1941
[page break]
[photograph]
[page break]
“The Sleeping Beauty”.
September 1941.
[page break]
Air Mail
[inserted] Recd 5th [underlined] Dec. [/underlined][/inserted]
[postage stamps][postmarks]
Mr. & Mrs. L.R. Madgett,
127. Longlands Road,
[underlined] Sidcup, [/underlined]
[underlined] Kent [/underlined]
[underlined] ENGLAND [/underlined]
[page break]
[back of envelope]
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Letter with photographs from Hedley Madgett to his parents
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Cannot understand why they have received so few letters from him and lists those he has sent. Continues that he has finished final examinations and describes navigation exam. States that they other exams and in particular theory of flight for which they had had few lectures. Mentions that some people have failed examinations. Writes that the C.G.I came into room and caught someone cribbing on the engines paper and then on inspection that all had been cheating and that they would have to retake exam. Continues describing students confronting him and refusing a retake. Concludes with some comments on flying and weather.
Photograph 1 - a barrack room with many double bunks with lockers above; There are two airmen sitting on lower bunks and one standing. On the reverse 'Barrack Hut. Swift Current Sask, Canada, left to right Myself, Bill and Lucy, Sept 41'.
Photograph 2 - Hedley Madgett wearing unbuttoned tunic laying asleep in a bed. Equipment and clothes hanging from top bunks. An airman is sitting on a bunk bed to the left. On the reverse ' The sleeping beauty, September 1941'.
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1941-11-17
1941-09
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Saskatchewan--Swift Current
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England--London
Saskatchewan
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1941-11-17
1941-09
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Steve Baldwin
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Madgett, Hedley Robert
H R Madgett
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250 items. The collection concerns Pilot Officer Hedley Madgett DFM (1922 - 1943, 147519, 1330340 Royal Air Force), a pilot with 61 Squadron. He was killed 18 August 1943 on the last operation of his tour from RAF Syerston to Peenemünde. The collection consists of letters, postcards and telegrams to his parents while he was training in the United Kingdom and Canada. In addition the collection contains memorabilia, documents from the Air Training Corps, artwork, a railway map, diaries, medals as well as his logbook, photographs of people, places and aircraft. Also contains letters of condolence to parents and a sub collection containing a photograph album with 44 items of his time training in Canada'.<br /><br />The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Joan Madgett and Carol Gibson, and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.<br /><br /><span>Additional information on Hedley Madgett is available via the </span><a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/114690/" title="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/madgett-hr/ ">IBCC Losses Database</a><span>.</span>
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2015-03-17
2019-06-14
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No. 1330340. L.A.C. HR MADGETT.
Course 33.
No. 32 E.F.T.S. R.A.F. Station
Swift Current,
Saskatchewan.
Canada.
[underlined] 18th. [deleted] Oct [/deleted][inserted] NOV [/inserted].[/underlined]
[inserted] Recd [underlined] 6th Dec. [/underlined][/inserted]
Dear Mum & Dad,
The snow has now come properly. Last night it must have come down quite hard, as it is about 6” thick this morning, and is still snowing. The annoying part of it that its stopping flying. We have not been up since Friday, Saturday & Sunday being exam days, and very low ceiling yesterday.
By the time this letter reaches you, and I hope it does, you should have received the parcel I sent on the 8th. of this month. [deleted] At [/deleted]
At the moment we are kicking our heels doing nothing, now that the exams are over. The papers are being marked now. No one has failed in Airmanship, but quite a few in Engines and Theory of Flight. We have not had our marks yet, but should be ready by tomorrow.
The C.G.I. has come round now, and we are not having our Engines again after all. We have earned a reputation of being the most argumentative course that has ever been through this station. The thing is – we are the only course that stand up to our rights.
We still do not know definitely whether we
[page break]
2. are going [inserted] on [/inserted] twins or singles. I beleive [sic] I have told you, but in case I have not, I have told my instructor I want to be on twins, but very much doubt whether I shall get my wish. I have had a peep at the instructors report book, and have seen that I am “poor at instruments” “above average in aerobatics”, which is just the formula for a fighter. Still, if [deleted] we [/deleted] I go on single engine kites [deleted] we [/deleted] I shall be going to Moose Jaw, where they have Harvards, [deleted] but [/deleted] and there is no delay in starting you’re your training. If I go [deleted] the [/deleted] to Medicine Hat, we shall be flying Oxfords & Ansons, but there are so many unserviceable kites there that the delay in starting is a long time. So, if you gain on the roundabouts you lose on the swings.
Before we move from here, we are supposed to be flying the kites over to Barden, Alberta, to where the whole unit will be moving soon. I hope we do, because we shall be getting quite a lot of extra hours in, as well as a chance to go over Calgary or Banff.
What do you think? For the first time since I’ve been in this firm I reported sick a few mornings ago. Bad show I thought. When I received my shoes from the stores after being repaired, and wore them a couple of days, my little left toe was making a nuisance of itself & hurting. I don’t know what a corn looks like so I went to the M.O. to find out. it was a corn, & he scraped it. Its O.K. now, & have to have some cotton wool & tape on it for a week.
[page break]
[underlined] 3. [/underlined] On Wednesday, we are having a grand “do” down town in the evening; all the instructors, ground and flying, the mechanics, are being invited. On Thursday, there is a camp concert show. If its as good as the last one it should be good; so, this week we are going to enjoy ourselves.
I have just had a letter from Nellie, and says no one has heard from me for a long time. I’m always writing to someone every 3 or 4 days, except for the last week just before our exams.
Well, that is all just right now, but will be writing soon when our results come out.
All the Best,
Love from [underlined] Hedley [/underlined].
[underlined] P.S. [/underlined] This afternoon we have seen by devious means & methods a few of the Flight Commanders recommendations & remarks of our flying for the C.F.I. I had “young & very keen” (!!!!!) Instrument flying Average, Aerobatics above average”. Very keen to go on M.E.’s but would be more suitable on S.E’s.” In other words fighters. I love doing aerobatics, but I’m too good at them. I want to fly something big & heavy, something worth flying.
[page break]
[BY AIR MAIL PAR AVION Stamp] [postage stamps][postmarks]
Mr. & Mrs. L.R. Madgett.
127. Longlands Road,
Sidcup.
[underlined] Kent. [/underlined]
[underlined] ENGLAND [/underlined]
[page break]
[GREETINGS Stamp [indecipherable words]]
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Letter from Hedley Madgett to his parents
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Written from Swift Current. Writes that snow has prevented flying and they have little to do as examinations are over but some people have failed them. Mentions that the C.G.I relented on the resit of the engines examination. Discusses future course possibilities on either twins or singles and considers that his reports suggest he would be suitable for fighters and would go to Moose Jaw on Harvard. Mentions problems with serviceability of Oxfords if he goes to Medicine Hat on twins. Talks of potential move of 32 EFTS to Bowden Alberta and problems with his feet. Concludes with entertainment news. Postscript covers his report from the C.F.I, which suggest fighters but he would prefer heavies.
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1941-11-18
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Three page handwritten letter and envelope
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eng
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EMadgettLR-AGMadgettHR411118
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Civilian
Royal Air Force
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Canada
Saskatchewan--Swift Current
Saskatchewan--Moose Jaw
Alberta--Medicine Hat
Alberta--Innisfail
Great Britain
England--Kent
England--London
Saskatchewan
Alberta
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1941-11-18
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Steve Baldwin
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Harvard
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Oxford
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H R Madgett
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250 items. The collection concerns Pilot Officer Hedley Madgett DFM (1922 - 1943, 147519, 1330340 Royal Air Force), a pilot with 61 Squadron. He was killed 18 August 1943 on the last operation of his tour from RAF Syerston to Peenemünde. The collection consists of letters, postcards and telegrams to his parents while he was training in the United Kingdom and Canada. In addition the collection contains memorabilia, documents from the Air Training Corps, artwork, a railway map, diaries, medals as well as his logbook, photographs of people, places and aircraft. Also contains letters of condolence to parents and a sub collection containing a photograph album with 44 items of his time training in Canada'.<br /><br />The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Joan Madgett and Carol Gibson, and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.<br /><br /><span>Additional information on Hedley Madgett is available via the </span><a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/114690/" title="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/madgett-hr/ ">IBCC Losses Database</a><span>.</span>
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2015-03-17
2019-06-14
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[underlined] 11th letter [/underlined]
No. 1330340. L.A.C. H.R. MADGETT.
(Course 33)
No. 32 E.F.T.S. R.A.F. Station.
Swift Current,
Sask.
[underlined] 21st. Nov. 1941 [/underlined]
[inserted] Recd [underlined]8th Dec [/underlined][/inserted]
Dear Mum & Dad,
You will be pleased to know I have got through the final exams O.K., my average mark being 77.6%. My actual marks for each subject were Airmanship 167/200: Airframes 86%: Aero Engines 88%: Signals 70%. Theory of Flight 66%: Navigation 134/200: Armaments/Aircraft recognition 165/200.
The next good news is that I am going on twins to Medicine Hat. Bill Girdwood is going to Moose Jaw for singles, but most of my room pals are going to M.H. The Moose Jaw crowd are going tomorrow, but we are staying on till Wednesday and Thursday, on which days we are flying the kites to Bowden, a 450 mile trip, to where the whole unit is moving. No doubt we shall land at Medicine Hat, Lethbridge perhaps, Calgary & then Bowden, to gas up. From Bowden we shall go to Medicine Hat. To save delay in the mail, which is bad enough now, I think it would be better if you addressed letters from now on to:-
No. Rank. Name.
34 S.F.T.S. RAF Station
Medicine Hat. Alberta.
[page break]
[underlined] 2 [/underlined] The weather at the moment is pretty foul; there is a blizzard blowing, and when out in it, your exposed face freezes solid. We have not been issued with any scarfs or balaclavas, and the gloves we have are no good, so I would be glad if you could send some of these comforts over, made of really thick wool. It was an ordinary day yesterday as far as weather goes and saw from a daily bulletin in the Post Office that in the morning it was 140, the highest being 240 for the day. How would you like that?
On Wednesday night, we had the farewell dinner; and oh boy what a time we had! It was held in the Healy Hotel, the officers’ hotel down town. The menu was: Cream of Tomato – White Fish – Roast Country Turkey, Baked Potatoes, Creamed peas, carrots, cabbage – Tutti Fruitti [sic] – Fresh Fruit Fruit Cake and Tea. After the dinner, the merriment started. How we all got home afterwards we don’t know, but we do know we had awful hangovers in the morning, during which morning we had to fly. For the first time, I did not want to go up, but after 15 mins. dual, my instructor whose picture I enclose, sent me up solo. To keep myself from dozing off, I resorted to low flying and developed a new technique, i.e. flying along on top of the railway line into deep cuttings. You can just get your wings in between the two banks.
[page break]
[underlined] 3 [/underlined]
With this snow, it is very easy to get lost when you are up, as all landmarks are blotted out. The glare is also very strong and tiring for the eyes; for this I have bought, as most others have, a pair of good antiglare glasses.
I have just received your 5th. letter, the first one for ages from overseas. So please write often as letters are the most welcome things in the day. Thanks for the picture of Mary. I guess I shall have to write to her now. Talking of pictures, could you send me some of me in your next mail as I want to send a row away signed.
There last two weeks I have been mending colossal holes in my socks. Gosh what a long, long job! Such a long time doing such a little.
With Love from
[underlined] Hedley [/underlined].
P.S. On the radio, they have just said the conditions of the highways – almost every[deleted]one [/deleted] highway is blocked.
P.P.S. When you receive one of my letters with a photo in please let me know what picture it was - & then I won’t send the same one twice. What was the first picture?
[page break]
[inserted] Recd [underlined]8th Dec [/underlined][/inserted]
[postmark][postage stamps]
Mr. & Mrs. L.R. Midgets,
127. Longhand Road,
Sidcup,
[underlined] Kent [/underlined]
[underlined] ENGLAND [underlined]
VIA AIR MAIL
[page break]
This envelope approved by the Canadian Post Office Department for [underlined] AIR MAIL ONLY [/underlined]. Use for other purposes not permitted.
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Letter from Hedley Madgett to his parents
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Written from Swift Current and states he has passed examinations and gives scores. Writes that he is pleased to be going Medicine Hat on twins along with most of his room mates. States when he is moving and but before that they are redeploying aircraft to Bowden Alberta. Provides new address at Medicine Hat. Goes on with account of winter weather and clothing required. Gives account of farewell dinner and flying next day. Concludes with catching up with news and mentions photographs
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1941-11-21
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Three page handwritten letter and envelope
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eng
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EMadgettLR-AGMadgettHR411121
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Civilian
Royal Air Force
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Canada
Alberta--Innisfail
Alberta--Medicine Hat
Saskatchewan--Swift Current
Great Britain
England--Kent
England--London
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Temporal Coverage
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1941-11-21
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Steve Baldwin
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Hedley Robert Madgett
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training
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Madgett, Hedley Robert
H R Madgett
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250 items. The collection concerns Pilot Officer Hedley Madgett DFM (1922 - 1943, 147519, 1330340 Royal Air Force), a pilot with 61 Squadron. He was killed 18 August 1943 on the last operation of his tour from RAF Syerston to Peenemünde. The collection consists of letters, postcards and telegrams to his parents while he was training in the United Kingdom and Canada. In addition the collection contains memorabilia, documents from the Air Training Corps, artwork, a railway map, diaries, medals as well as his logbook, photographs of people, places and aircraft. Also contains letters of condolence to parents and a sub collection containing a photograph album with 44 items of his time training in Canada'.<br /><br />The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Joan Madgett and Carol Gibson, and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.<br /><br /><span>Additional information on Hedley Madgett is available via the </span><a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/114690/" title="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/madgett-hr/ ">IBCC Losses Database</a><span>.</span>
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2015-03-17
2019-06-14
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Madgett, H
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Telegram from Hedley Madgett to his parents
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Telegram reads 'Hut 14A Course 33 34 SFTS RAF Medicine=Hat Alberta, extremely busy only two days Xmas Love=Hedley.'
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1941-12-07
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Printed telegram and envelope
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eng
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EMadgettLR-AGMadgettHR411207
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Royal Air Force
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Canada
Alberta--Medicine Hat
Great Britain
England--Kent
England--London
Alberta
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1941-12-07
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Hedley Robert Madgett
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Madgett, Hedley Robert
H R Madgett
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250 items. The collection concerns Pilot Officer Hedley Madgett DFM (1922 - 1943, 147519, 1330340 Royal Air Force), a pilot with 61 Squadron. He was killed 18 August 1943 on the last operation of his tour from RAF Syerston to Peenemünde. The collection consists of letters, postcards and telegrams to his parents while he was training in the United Kingdom and Canada. In addition the collection contains memorabilia, documents from the Air Training Corps, artwork, a railway map, diaries, medals as well as his logbook, photographs of people, places and aircraft. Also contains letters of condolence to parents and a sub collection containing a photograph album with 44 items of his time training in Canada'.<br /><br />The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Joan Madgett and Carol Gibson, and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.<br /><br /><span>Additional information on Hedley Madgett is available via the </span><a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/114690/" title="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/madgett-hr/ ">IBCC Losses Database</a><span>.</span>
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2015-03-17
2019-06-14
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No. 1330340. L.A.C. H.R. MADGETT
Hut 14A. Course 33.
No. 34 S.F.T.S. R.A.F.
Medicine Hat,
Alta,
Canada.
[underlined] 21st. Dec. 1941 [/underlined]
[underlined] 13th. letter [/underlined]
[inserted] Recd [underlined] June 23rd [/underlined][/inserted]
Dear Mum & Dad,
First of all, thank you [inserted] for [/inserted] your several letters. I look forward to them every few days now, so please keep on writing regularly and often. Yesterday I had one from you dated 25th Nov. and last week one also Air Mail dated 10th. Nov.
I am afraid I cannot write very often in return because we are so busy. We started flying on the 17th. on Harvards, and we are going through on a fighter centre. Quite a few (about 6) have been transferred to the next course because they want Oxfords; I would, but I don’t think its worth the while waiting for the next course to start, especially, as we have found the Harvard the nicest kite to fly. The only thing against them is their noise. They have a reputation of being the noisiest kites in the R.A.F. its alright inside the cockpit however. The first time up, I was in the back where you cannot see anything forward. My instructor F/O Cherrington was in the front & we did aerobatics galore. It
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was lovely. It can do rolls and rolling off the top of a loop a real treat. He did a left hand spin and then I did one to the right. Actually, the only thing about spins is that you have to come out of the dive gently to prevent blacking out, because Harvards [deleted] are [/deleted] gain speed quickly when diving due to their weight.
The most noticeable thing however is the speed of climb. After taking off [deleted] your [/deleted] you are up to 5,000 feet in next to no time – nothing like the old Tiger. I have done 4.10 hours now, but I’m bowed if I can land without bouncing yet. I have take off’s taped now. When landing or taking off you have to be mighty sharp to stop it swinging, as it has a great tendency to do so. A chap this afternoon landed O.K. and then swung suddenly a [sic] did a superb ground loop.
The number of cockpit checks, drills and vital Actions and the whacking number of levers, knobs, switches and instruments put us rather in a whirl at first, but we are O.K. now. There are just for the sake of interest, 21 dials on the panel, each of which you must know what they should read. The simple operation of just starting up requires 16 actions, after which you have to warm up, then run up, in which everything is tested. Then comes the cockpit drill in which everything
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is systematically checked. You can now taxi out to the [deleted] rumw [/deleted] runway, and stop short cross wind, to do another drill – the drill of Vital Actions before taking off – trim, mixture, pitch, flaps, fuel and sperry. Then when you get the green [deleted] the [/deleted] light you can take off. And so on. Before we can go solo we each have to go through a blinds-fold test and no mistakes.
Well, that’s enough about flying – I’ll make you bored. Christmas is the thing [inserted] of [/inserted] upper most [deleted] of [/deleted] importance now. Vancouver is out of the question now – we only have 3 1/2 days, which would leave only less than a day in Vancouver. So, we planned and got up a party of 4 to go to Calgary and from there hire a car and look around Banff and the Rockies. But just after we had [deleted] things [/deleted] everything planned, my instructor, who was also the instructor of one of my pals on this party, was going to have his leave when the other flight were having theirs, and so had to be transferred with us to this other flight, which means that [deleted] we [/deleted] I & this chap Eric will have our leave at a different time to the two making up our party. I hope you can understand all this – I’m not getting on very well – am I. What it boils down to is that our plans were ruined. However, there is [deleted] si [/deleted] three of us now, Eric, me, and another of the original party. It did
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not make much difference to him because he was waiting for the Oxford course to start. So there you are. We cannot find another chap to make up to 4, so we are going to Calgary, and the hiring price will decide whether we have the car for one day, or all the time.
The reason for not going to Banff by train the whole way is because it’s the places around Banff that are interesting not the town itself, and out here you cannot go anywhere without a car, or see everything.
No, I have not received the pen yet and my watch is going swell, and only loses about 2 min. in a month. It must have felt ill or something about a month ago as it stopped once or twice in one week, but [deleted] is going [/deleted] has been going strong ever since with no adjustments made.
Re the mixed Candied Peel – I shall send some over - but is that all you want. Its hard to believe you treasuring an orange [inserted][underlined] in [/underlined][/inserted] every fruit shop you see piles of oranges, apples, bananas, etc. etc. etc in the window. I cannot send fruits over because they would be bad by the time they reached you. Which reminds me: I had a big box of some super candy and from the girl I used to write to in Indiana, in the States.
However, [deleted] I [/deleted] if you do want anything just say
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[underlined] 5 [/underlined]
the word.
We have been having some wonderful weather lately – clear skies and sun, but not hot. Just nice & cool. Earlier on we had some terrific winds – Shinooks from the rockies – which do their best to blow everything away. But today, it has become suddenly colder & so we can expect snow very soon. The locals say it is unusual to have no snow here so late in the year.
Well, I meant to have a shower tonight, but it is too late now, & I have to be up in the morning. When we are flying in the morning we have to be up at 5.45p.m. in time for flying.
I hope you had a good Xmas, and if not too late a happy New Year.
With Love from [underlined] Hedley [/underlined].
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[postmark][postage stamp]
Mr. & Mrs. Madgett,
127. Longhand’s Road,
Sidcup,
[underlined] Kent [underlined]
[underlined] ENGLAND [underlined]
Recd Jun [underlined] 23 [/underlined].
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[back of envelope]
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Letter from Hedley Madgett to his parents
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Writes from Medicine Hat thanking them for letters and asking them to continue writing; he is unable to reciprocate due to work load. Started flying Harvard and does not think it is worth waiting for next course on Oxford. Writes about flying, aerobatics, and the complicated cockpit and checklist on the Harvard. Talks of Christmas but unable to get to Vancouver as only 3 days leave. Plan to go to Calgary and Banff instead, Writes of pen and watch and abundance of fruit in Canada which he cannot send over. Concludes with talk of weather and hoping they had a good Christmas and happy new year.
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1941-12-21
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Alberta
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1941-12-21
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Steve Baldwin
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Madgett, Hedley Robert
H R Madgett
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An account of the resource
250 items. The collection concerns Pilot Officer Hedley Madgett DFM (1922 - 1943, 147519, 1330340 Royal Air Force), a pilot with 61 Squadron. He was killed 18 August 1943 on the last operation of his tour from RAF Syerston to Peenemünde. The collection consists of letters, postcards and telegrams to his parents while he was training in the United Kingdom and Canada. In addition the collection contains memorabilia, documents from the Air Training Corps, artwork, a railway map, diaries, medals as well as his logbook, photographs of people, places and aircraft. Also contains letters of condolence to parents and a sub collection containing a photograph album with 44 items of his time training in Canada'.<br /><br />The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Joan Madgett and Carol Gibson, and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.<br /><br /><span>Additional information on Hedley Madgett is available via the </span><a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/114690/" title="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/madgett-hr/ ">IBCC Losses Database</a><span>.</span>
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2019-06-14
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Telegram from Hedley Madgett to his parents
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From Medicine Hat to parents' address. Reads 'Gone solo Harvard Xmas Calgary Banff hired car wonderful scenery thanks cable many letters = Hedley Madgett'.
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1942-01-06
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H R Madgett
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An account of the resource
250 items. The collection concerns Pilot Officer Hedley Madgett DFM (1922 - 1943, 147519, 1330340 Royal Air Force), a pilot with 61 Squadron. He was killed 18 August 1943 on the last operation of his tour from RAF Syerston to Peenemünde. The collection consists of letters, postcards and telegrams to his parents while he was training in the United Kingdom and Canada. In addition the collection contains memorabilia, documents from the Air Training Corps, artwork, a railway map, diaries, medals as well as his logbook, photographs of people, places and aircraft. Also contains letters of condolence to parents and a sub collection containing a photograph album with 44 items of his time training in Canada'.<br /><br />The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Joan Madgett and Carol Gibson, and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.<br /><br /><span>Additional information on Hedley Madgett is available via the </span><a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/114690/" title="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/madgett-hr/ ">IBCC Losses Database</a><span>.</span>
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2015-03-17
2019-06-14
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[inserted] Read Feb 24th [/inserted]
No. 1330340.L.A.C. H.R.MADGETT
Hut 14A. Course 33.
No. 34 S.F.T.S. R.A.F.
Medicine Hat,
Alta. Canada.
[underlined] 11th. Jan. [/underlined]
1942.
Dear Mum & Dad,
This is heaven – our first Sunday morning when we can stay in bed. We have nothing on this morning; this afternoon we are flying as per usual. Up to now it been my luck to be always on early flying on Sunday morning. Early flying means getting up in the middle of the night at the unearthly hour of 6a.m. to be down at the Flights for taxying the kites in position and warm the engines up at 7 o ‘clock. A week ago and for 6 or 7 days the weather was colossaly [sic] cold. The temperature got down to -310 & often did not get above -100 for the whole day. To make it worse there
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was a strong wind, so you can see early flying was no joke. The weather now is quite nice and very warm. (comparatively), and the snow is even trying to thaw. But a warm spell like this will not last long. It was during the cold weather I nearly got frost bite on one of my ears. It did not drop off however because I discovered it just in time. You see, it was not until a few days ago that we were issued with Winter kit. We just had our normal English kit to keep us warm. Now, however we have some [deleted] letter [/letter] leather fingerless gloves, which are very good, thick underclothing & long pants (which nobody is wearing including me) and as the R.A.F. terms all our equipment, Caps yucon, airman for the use of. These are very warm, and large
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flaps fold down over your ears & tie underneath your chin.
Well, I had better tell you of our Xmas venture. Me and Eric (Markham) caught the 5.05p.m. train to Calgary on Xmas Eve. We met “Murf” (Murrray) [sic] at Calgory as per arrangement (he had one extra day leave). He had got us rooms in the Pallister Hotel, a whacking place. After we had had a meal at about 11p.m. we went around the town looking for what it had to offer us. We went into a café where there was a nice Cashier. We got talking, & found she was an American; she invited us then to a party & we went to meet her when [deleted] It [/deleted] she knocked off. So we went to the hotel to get an hour’s kip in, and went
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4.
back to the café at 3a.m. But the manager would not let her go then as plenty of people were still coming in and out. after some wangling she managed to get away, but it was too late – the party had broken up by then.
Next morning we went along to hire the car. The best they had left was an old Buick. So we took that, had a meal & set off for Banff at about 1p.m. Out of town, we took a wrong turning & did not know where the road led to. So we asked at a farm, where the farmers wife kept us to have something to eat & drink, & gave us the address of her sister in Chiswick for us to see when we [deleted] got [/deleted] get back.
She set us on the right road –
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[underlined] 5 [/underlined]
by the way, we nearly finished the trip in Calgory, for on the outskirts two cars had stopped about 40 yards for the lights. We were doing about 30 m.p.h. to 40 m.p.h. and I had to stand on the brakes to stop & go in between the cars and the side walk. The next thing we discovered was that the clutch slipped above 50 m.p.h., and the steering – well to go straight the wheel had to be revolved 1/2 a turn backwards & forwards. There were one or two fairly steel hills to go down. We crossed our fingers hoping we would not have to stop because we couldn’t on the hills. [deleted] Its [/deleted]. It was a 2 driver job – the driver steering, in bottom gear - & standing on the brake
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6.
and another pulling hard on the hand brake.
However we did get to Banff picking up 3 of our chaps whose car had skidded & gone for 6.
The other two in the car were in Banff with bruises & slight concussion.
We got up late and at about 11a.m. we thought about getting the car started. I press the starter – it just goes click. So we try by turning on the handle – and it was all we could do to move the engine round [underlined] 2”. [/underlined]
The whole thing had frozen. solid; the radiator was O.K. Eventually, the garage nearby got their big (omni)bus [sic] out. When they pulled us back out of the kerb the back wheels skidded for the first 5 yards so you can see
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how frozen the whole transmission [deleted] had go [/deleted] was. Then the bus pushed us round the block and we got the eight cylinders to fire. Then we had to carefully warm up the gears because when in neutral the gears were grinding round in the thick oil.
That afternoon we went to Lake Louise, half way skidding off the road into a snowdrift.
By the greatest of luck a heavy cattle truck happened to pass within 1/2 hour, who hauled us out. at Lake Louise we got stuck in, taking us 3/4 hour to move again using the starting handle as a spade, our gloves scarves, rugs etc. to make the wheels grip. Next day we [deleted] skidde [/deleted] slid down a hill
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[underlined] 8. [/underlined]
and over a narrow wooden bridge, & doing some exploring got stuck again.
the scenery was really great. Colossal mountains, firs, Red Deer & Moose etc. I shall send some pictures over when they are developed.
Coming back, it is slightly down hill all the way so we saw how quickly the car would move. On one corner, we hit a bump, and we went round on two wheels the rest of the corner. It was a good engine & had bags of power – too much in fact for the clutch. It just would not go faster than 60 m.p.h. down hill.
Next time I write I shall tell you more of our leave; I must
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[underlined] 9. [/underlined] stop soon or I shall write a book.
Thank you very much for the gloves & balaclavas. They [underlined] did not [/underlined] take long getting here.
[underlined] Monday. [/underlined] 12th.
Well, today has been again warm and most of the snow has gone. We had the last of our exams for a time at least by having the Oral Armaments. I did not do terribly well, but I got through, which is the main thing. We have no more exams till at the end of the Course, & they are on signals and Airmanship.
Tonight, there is a concert which should be good according to the programme. Tomorrow
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[underlined] 10. [/underlined]
[deleted] particular [/deleted]
we can get up at a respectable hour because we have nothing on till 9.00am. when all our Flight takes part in the funeral of one of our comrades.
Instead of lectures every day, [deleted] whe [/deleted] we shall have P.T. & games and [underlined] drill [/underlined] which we all [underlined] detest [/underlined]. Occasionally we shall have lectures on Signals Airmanship & Maintenance.
Well, I shall be writing again soon; I must be going now to enjoy the concert.
So, till next time,
Au Revoir,
Love from [underlined] Hedley [/underlined].
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[postmark][postage stamp]
[inserted] Read [underlined] Feb 24 [/underlined][/inserted]
Mr. & Mrs. L.R. Madgett.
127. Longlands Road,
Sidcup.
Kent.
England.
[page break]
[underlined] From: [/underlined] L.A.C. [underlined] H.R. Madgett [/underlined]
34 S.F.T.S. R.A.F.
Canada.
[encircled] 14th [/encircled]
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Writes from Medicine Hat that he is having his first Sunday morning off. Writes of flying schedule, early starts, poor weather and lack of winter flying kit but this has now been issued. Tells of Christmas excursion by train to Calgary and activities there. Continues with account of hire car and adventures while driving to Banff and subsequent problems with car. Mentions going to Lake Louise and great scenery. Continues with news of warmer weather and having last of examination. Concludes with general news of activities on base.
Date
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1942-01-11
1942-01-12
Format
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Ten page handwritten letter and envelope
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eng
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Text
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EMadgettLR-AGMadgettHR420111
Coverage
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Civilian
Royal Air Force
Spatial Coverage
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Canada
Alberta--Medicine Hat
Alberta--Calgary
Alberta--Banff
Alberta--Lake Louise
Great Britain
England--Kent
England--London
Alberta
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1942-01-11
1942-01-12
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Steve Baldwin
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IBCC Digital Archive
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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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Hedley Robert Madgett
aircrew
pilot
training
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Madgett, Hedley Robert
H R Madgett
Description
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250 items. The collection concerns Pilot Officer Hedley Madgett DFM (1922 - 1943, 147519, 1330340 Royal Air Force), a pilot with 61 Squadron. He was killed 18 August 1943 on the last operation of his tour from RAF Syerston to Peenemünde. The collection consists of letters, postcards and telegrams to his parents while he was training in the United Kingdom and Canada. In addition the collection contains memorabilia, documents from the Air Training Corps, artwork, a railway map, diaries, medals as well as his logbook, photographs of people, places and aircraft. Also contains letters of condolence to parents and a sub collection containing a photograph album with 44 items of his time training in Canada'.<br /><br />The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Joan Madgett and Carol Gibson, and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.<br /><br /><span>Additional information on Hedley Madgett is available via the </span><a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/114690/" title="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/madgett-hr/ ">IBCC Losses Database</a><span>.</span>
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IBCC Digital Archive
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2015-03-17
2019-06-14
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Madgett, H
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Telegram from Hedley Madgett to his parents
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Telegram from Medicine Hat address for parents. Reads 'Two parcels received many thanks having final examinations too busy to write till now = Hedley Madgett 127'.
Date
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1942-01-13
Format
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One page printed telegram
Language
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eng
Type
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Text
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Identifier
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EMadgettLR-AGMadgettHR420113
Coverage
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Civilian
Royal Air Force
Spatial Coverage
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Canada
Alberta--Medicine Hat
Great Britain
England--Kent
England--London
Alberta
Temporal Coverage
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1942-01-13
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.
Creator
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Hedley Robert Madgett
training