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Hogan, P J
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2017-12-05
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Hogan, PJ
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Ninety-six items and a sub-collection with twenty two items..
The collection concerns Flight Sergeant Pat Hogan (436464 Royal Australian Air Force) and contains letters home to his family, his flying log book, accounts of his aircraft being shot down and him baling out, official documents, certificates and photographs.
He flew operations as a navigator with 466 Squadron.
The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Elizabeth Anne Lusby and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.
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A436464 F/S HOGAN P.
RAAF AUSPO
LONDON
21/2/45
Dear Eileen,
I feel rather guilty about my failure to keep up correspondence but it hasn't been entirely my fault & I hope you'll maybe see your way clear to forgive me once more. Actually I don't really know when last I wrote you but at least I know I'm a few behind you.
No doubt you've heard from home that I've now been on a squadron for a month or so & like it very much here. The do treat us exceptionally well.
Glad to know you had such a grand leave in Sydney. No I didn't see Sydney. Strangely enough I suppose it is alright for a start but sightseeing bores me these days particularly in this country where they try to sell you the same dilapidated old ruins everywhere you go. I suppose you are again settled
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down to work again by now. Pardon me for not writing sooner to wish you birthday greetings but it is better late than never so here's all the best. Maybe the cable got there anyway.
As a matter of fact I've just had nine days leave myself. Being very weary indeed – we had done 5 trips in the last week before it – I set off for [indecipherable word] Kemp's farm in Somerset & there had 4 or 5 days of rest, fresh air & good tucker. Thence I had a couple of days in London where I saw a couple of shows & went along to the Hammersmith Palais one night. It is about the largest dance hall in London & you may have heard their bands for they both made quite a few records – Lou Preager & Sydney Simone - & they are both hot stuff.
Rog. & I then started on our way home, [deleted] calling on [/deleted] intending to go on to Leicester Notts or Leeds to finish up. We were passing through Bedford at lunch time so stayed there when we found we could get accommodation at a very nice appointed pub.
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We got back after 10 1/2 hrs travelling & changing onto numerous trains & buses. You've no idea how isolated it is out here. We were back on ops. again last night & had rather a shaky do. None of us got scratched but there are cannon & bullet holes all through the kite & in places there are great strips hacked off. Old Bill Bullen was very lucky for there are holes all through & around his turret. Still we were all in one piece so why worry.
I had a letter from Brendan [illegible word] & he was very down in the dumps indeed. He'd just lost his skipper at least half a dozen other chaps with whom we'd trained also “went in” from his squadron. Maurice McNamara also got the chopper from there. Still I'm being very cheerful aren't I?
I must also write Doreen & Dan from whom I received letters yesterday. Everyone seems quite well & hapy at the moment. Kev did fairly well with he Inter. By the way while I think of it don't bother to send me any further parcels for they are no longer necessary as we get all we want her – besides the old egg & bacon before & after each op.
Regards &O best wishes for the present.
Your loving brother Pat.
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AIR LETTER
Miss Eileen Hogan
27 Heygarth St.
Echuca Vic
Australia.
Sender
A436464 F/S HOGAN P.
RAAF AUSPO
LONDON.
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Letter from Pat Hogan to Eileen Hogan
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Gives excuses for poor correspondence. Mentions he has now been on squadron for a month and still likes it. Catches up with her recent news and activities. Sends late birthday greetings. Mentions he has just had leave after completing five trips in a week. Writes of his activities on leave. States he was on operations again last night when his aircraft was damaged with bullet holes and strips hacked off. Catches up with news of friends.
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P J Hogan
Date
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1945-02-21
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Four sided handwritten airmail letter
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eng
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EHoganPJHoganE450221
Coverage
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Civilian
Royal Australian Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
Spatial Coverage
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Great Britain
England--London
England--Somerset
England--Yorkshire
England--Leeds
Australia
Victoria--Echuca
New South Wales--Sydney
Victoria
New South Wales
Temporal Coverage
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1945-02-21
Contributor
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Jan Waller
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Hogan, P J
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2017-12-05
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Hogan, PJ
Description
An account of the resource
Ninety-six items and a sub-collection with twenty two items..
The collection concerns Flight Sergeant Pat Hogan (436464 Royal Australian Air Force) and contains letters home to his family, his flying log book, accounts of his aircraft being shot down and him baling out, official documents, certificates and photographs.
He flew operations as a navigator with 466 Squadron.
The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Elizabeth Anne Lusby and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.
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[partially obscured] 6464 F/SGT HOGAN
RAAF [obscured letter] USPO
LONDON
22/11/44.
Dear Eileen,
I know I’m a heel & all that [obscured letter] art of thing for not writing more [obscured letter] ften. After I manage to get out a [obscured letters] weekly letter home all my good [obscured letters] solutions seem to break down & if I endeavour to tell the [deleted] old [/deleted] [inserted] same [/inserted] news again to anyone else, my concentration just goes “for a Burton” & after mucking around for a while in fits & starts before finally giving it up half finished. Its hard to explain I know but I don’t seem to be improving any either.
Still it soon won’t matter very much as far as you are concerned for you will no doubt be shortly taking up quarters in Bendigo again for 6 weeks & should then be able to catch up on all the latest.
This is a lousy dump but I’ll try & refrain from moaning too much so you can read about
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it on your return home. So instead of running down the weather I can say we are very fortunate indeed to be getting a few hours up every now & again & for once I don’t really mind it for our present aircraft are, in my humble opinion, the safest & by far the best of all the heavies at present flying. Of course, I may not be right but that’s how we all feel & it is at least very reassuring to us.
I received a hamper from you just before coming here. At the time I didn’t know who had sent it. In transit here I put it & a parcel from Daisy in Alan’s trunk (he had just received his commission). He left it unlocked & the parcels went off in transit but they were subsequently returned to me. The only damages enrolee were the loose steamrollers you packed in here & there - they were crushed almost to a powder.
The tinned fruit was super as the only fruit we get is an occasional orange. We are fortunate that for the ration seems to be limited to
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children & aircrew. But I’ve never been so hungry as I’ve been here. The rations are terribly light on & I think the miserable conditions & the long cold nights must also make a difference.
I’m almost done in tonight. Just before tea we had to go down as a crew to do our periodical P.T. test. This creeps up every few months as a check up on physical condition. At one time I used to manage an “above average” but as I never seem to have any physical recreation - we are not driven to it here - between tests it is pretty solid & the old legs & tummy muscles feel the strain for days after. Luckily I just manage to scramble into the req’d “good” category. Thank god they are satisfied with a certificate from another station to say I can swim 100 yds, although we do visit the baths fairly regularly for ditching & dinghy drills & usually have a bit of a swim. How did all your exams go? Please God you struggled through & that the others did the same thing.
This service closes on the 26th so it will be a while before you hear from me again - making excuses already. Have a good leave.
Lots of love Pat.
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AIR LETTER
[postmark] [postage stamp]
Miss Eileen Hogan
29 Heygarth St,
Echuca Vic,
Australia
[partially obscured postmark]
Sender’s name and address:-
A436464 F/SGT HOGAN P J
RAAF AUSPO
LONDON.
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Letter from Pat Hogan to Eileen Hogan
Description
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Apologises for not writing and makes excuses. Notes that she will shortly go to Bendigo and be able to catch up on all the news. Comments on his location and the weather. Mentions that he has done some flying and his aircraft is the safest of the heavies. Mentions receiving a hamper from her and catches up with news of friends. Comments on lack of fruit apart from for children and aircrew. Mentions having just returned from a crew P.T test of physical condition and he was finding it more difficult due to lack of exercise, but he managed 'good' category. Comments on doing dinghy and ditching drills and swimming qualifications.
Creator
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P J Hogan
Date
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1944-11-22
Format
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Four sided handwritten airmail letter
Language
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eng
Type
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Text
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Identifier
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EHoganPJHoganE441122
Coverage
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Civilian
Royal Australian Air Force
Spatial Coverage
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Great Britain
England--London
Australia
Victoria--Echuca
Victoria
Temporal Coverage
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1944-11-22
Contributor
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Steve Christian
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Victoria--Echuca
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Echuca [place]
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