Alan refers to the failures and successes of the commanders during this period: General Wavell, General Auckinleck and Montgomery. Alan was classed as fitter, part of ground crew. Alan subsequently sailed to Bari in Italy and then on to Foggia. He talks of going to find an aircraft which had crashed in the mountains. He did not see his family for four years. He returned to Foggia and then went back to Egypt, initially to RAF Shallufa where he was impressed with his first Lancaster. Alan describes the inspections carried out. Alan recounts a couple of his wartime experiences and the sad loss of a 21 year old wireless operator/air gunner.]]> Helen Durham]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Sally Coulter]]> Pending revision of OH transcription]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Egypt]]> Great Britain]]> Italy]]> Sierra Leone]]> Tunisia]]> North Africa]]> Egypt--Suez]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> Italy--Foggia]]> Italy--Bari]]> Egypt--Cairo]]> J B Morton]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Robin Christian]]> eng]]> Artwork]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Tunisia]]> Tunisia--El Kef]]> Great Britain]]> Scotland--Ayrshire]]> Scotland--Prestwick]]> North Africa]]> 1940-11-27]]> J B Morton]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Jan Waller]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Tunisia]]> Tunisia--El Kef]]> Scotland--Ayrshire]]> Scotland--Prestwick]]> North Africa]]> Scotland]]> Great Britain]]> 1940-12-29]]> 1941-03-05]]> J D Hudson]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Sue Smith]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Tunisia]]> Tunisia--El Kef]]> North Africa]]> 1940-10-18]]> James Douglas Hudson]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Tricia Marshall]]> David Bloomfield]]> eng]]> Technical aid]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Text]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Tunisia]]> Tunisia--El Kef]]> North Africa]]> 1941-02-07]]> James Douglas Hudson]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Peter Bradbury]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Tunisia]]> Tunisia--El Kef]]> Great Britain]]> England--Salford (Greater Manchester)]]> North Africa]]> England--Lancashire]]> 1940-08-01]]> James Douglas Hudson]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> David Bloomfield]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Tunisia]]> Tunisia--El Kef]]> North Africa]]> 1940-09-06]]> James Douglas Hudson]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Sue Smith]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Tunisia]]> Tunisia--El Kef]]> North Africa]]> 1940-10-03]]> James Douglas Hudson]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Sue Smith]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Tunisia]]> Tunisia--El Kef]]> North Africa]]> 1940-11-01]]> James Douglas Hudson]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Sue Smith]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Tunisia]]> Tunisia--El Kef]]> North Africa]]> 1940-11-15]]> James Douglas Hudson]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Text]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Tunisia]]> Tunisia--El Kef]]> Great Britain]]> England--Lancashire]]> England--Nelson]]> North Africa]]> 1940-11-23]]> James Douglas Hudson]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Sue Smith]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Tunisia]]> Tunisia--El Kef]]> Great Britain]]> England--Lancashire]]> England--Nelson]]> Morocco]]> Morocco--Tangier]]> Switzerland]]> Switzerland--Geneva]]> North Africa]]> 1940-11-29]]> James Douglas Hudson]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Steve Christian]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force. Transport Command]]> Tunisia]]> Tunisia--El Kef]]> Tunisia--Tunis]]> Morocco]]> Morocco--Tangier]]> Switzerland]]> Switzerland--Geneva]]> North Africa]]> 1940-11-29]]> 1940-10-18]]> James Douglas Hudson]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Steve Christian]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Tunisia]]> Tunisia--El Kef]]> Switzerland--Geneva]]> Great Britain]]> England--Yorkshire]]> England--Leeds]]> North Africa]]> Switzerland]]> 1940-12-06]]> James Douglas Hudson]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Jan Waller]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Tunisia]]> Tunisia--El Kef]]> Great Britain]]> England--Lancashire]]> England--Salford (Greater Manchester)]]> Switzerland]]> Switzerland--Geneva]]> North Africa]]> 1940-12-20]]> James Douglas Hudson]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Jan Waller]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Tunisia]]> Tunisia--El Kef]]> Switzerland]]> Switzerland--Geneva]]> Great Britain]]> England--Lancashire]]> England--Salford (Greater Manchester)]]> North Africa]]> 1940-12-28]]> 1940-11-06]]> 1940-11-17]]> James Douglas Hudson]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Robin Christian]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Tunisia]]> Tunisia--El Kef]]> Tunisia--Tunis]]> North Africa]]> 1940-12-28]]> James Douglas Hudson]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Robin Christian]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Tunisia]]> Switzerland--Geneva]]> Great Britain]]> England--Lancashire]]> England--Nelson]]> North Africa]]> Tunisia--El Kef]]> Switzerland]]> 1941-01-03]]> James Douglas Hudson]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Sue Smith]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Tunisia]]> Tunisia--El Kef]]> North Africa]]> 1941-01-06]]> James Douglas Hudson]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Sue Smith]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Tunisia]]> Tunisia--El Kef]]> Switzerland]]> Switzerland--Geneva]]> Great Britain]]> England--Lancashire]]> England--Nelson]]> North Africa]]> 1941-01-10]]> James Douglas Hudson]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Jan Waller]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Tunisia]]> Tunisia--El Kef]]> North Africa]]> 1941-01-10]]> James Douglas Hudson]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Jan Waller]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Tunisia]]> Switzerland]]> Switzerland--Geneva]]> Great Britain]]> England--Lancashire]]> England--Nelson]]> North Africa]]> Tunisia--El Kef]]> 1941-01-17]]> James Douglas Hudson]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Eileen Reddish]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Tunisia]]> Tunisia--El Kef]]> North Africa]]> 1941-01-24]]> James Douglas Hudson]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Eileen Reddish]]> ita]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Tunisia]]> Tunisia--El Kef]]> North Africa]]> 1941-02-07]]> James Douglas Hudson]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Steve Christian]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Tunisia]]> Switzerland]]> Switzerland--Geneva]]> Great Britain]]> England--Lancashire]]> England--Nelson]]> Tunisia--El Kef]]> North Africa]]> 1941-02-16]]>