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JANUARY, 1944
31 PAY DAY - WHAM ON TRIP - DID NOT RETURN TO BASE - BUT O.K. STAYED UP TO SEE OLD OUT - NEW IN
SAT. 1 WHAM BAM RETURNED OK. FROM ESCOR TO BORDOUX - TURKEY FOR DINNER - ROUTINE INSP. ON SHIP THIS AFTERNOON - 100HR. LONG OVER DUE WROT LETTER HOME - BED a 11:30.
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1st Month JANUARY, 1944 31 Days
Sun. 2nd Sunday after Christmas First Quarter, 8.4 p.m.
2 WORKING IN HANGER, INSP. - WANTED SHIP FOR BOMBING MISSION - REFUSED, WENT TO POST R.C. - COFFE - BED AT 11:30 MON. A.A. HEARABLE DURING NIGHT - LATE INFORMATION - FOUR EA SHOT DOWN IN VIGINT (???) 3 OF LONDON - STILL WORKING IN HANGER HAD FRESH EGGS FOR BREACKFAST. TASTED DARN GOOD. BED AT 11: TUES. DAY SPENT AT HANGER 4 INSP. COMPLEATED - WEATHER VERY COLD - SNOWED SOME WED. Dividends due 5 SHIP BORE-SIGHTED - SQD - ESC. TO KIEV - VERY ROUGH LANDINGS COL. DUNKIN SHOT DOWN 1 E/A THUR. Epiphany 6 MORE WORK AT HANGER - SHIP CHECKS O.K. 60 H.G 2750 RPM. TOO MUCH BOY'S WENT TO JOLLY FARMER FOR RABBIT STEW FRI. Sun Rises 8.5; Sets, 4.7 7 ESC TO LEEBENSHABEN - LT GONNAN SCORERD TRIPLE - FW 190 TIME 3:50 LT NEWMAN NOT ON TRIP SAT. Christmas Fire Insurance ceases 8 NO FLIGHT TO BAY - ANIO CHANGED PAINTED ON THIRD SWASTIKA - COUGHT THREE RABBITS Beware of short cuts to success.
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31 Days JANUARY, 1944 1st Month CAUGHT THREE RABBITS - [NOD?] Sun. 9 FRY TONIGHT - VERY GOOD. NO INP DEVELOP. RAIN + FOG - NO FLIGHTS - MON. 10 NO SPECIAL EVENTS CEPT USUAL POWERED EGGS! TUE 11 FOGGY MISSION. LT NEWMAN. 59 BOMBERS LOST 5 FTR LT CABLE "AUGERED IN" TWO CRIPLED FORT BAMEIN- ION FIRE - I SHOT UP - INS. MAN ARM OFF - MISSION HUNTING CABLE - THOUGHT TO BE IN BHANNEL - SLEEING - SNOW WED 12 FOGGED IN. SLEPT LATE - GOT 1LB EXP CANOE. SAW AGROUPE COMBAT FILMS INC. LT. NEWMANS. LOOKED FT 'MEAT HOUND' NOT DAMAGED TO BAD. CREW OUT IN HOLLAND THUR 13 NO FLIGHT. LOST BASKETBALL GAME 17-16. COL DUNCAN DEFUSED TAS BOMBS. THAT CAME OFF HIS SHIP WHILE EXPERMENTING. "MEAT HOUND" WRITTEN UP FRI 14 FOG AND RAIN SAT 14 BIKE FIXED BV RANEV FOG TOO THICK TO CUT BRUNSWICH DESTROYED 2,000 T IN 28 MIN
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JANUARY, 1944
Sun. 16 FRIED CHICKEN FOR DINNER - FOUR RABBITS - 1 QUAIL - CUT SOME WOOD FOG SO THICK - REALLY ROUGH.
MON. 17 SLEPT TIL LATE, TRAIN WRECK NEAR LONDON - WENT TO IPSWICH - 2 DAY PASS -
TUES. 18 MY BACK IS BROKEN - THE R.C. BUNK DID IT! SHOPPING - SAW PICTURE "TRUE TO LIFE" -BACK TO CAMP EARL[Y].
WED. 19 STILL OFF - SLEPT LATE - SENT PACKAGE HOME - START SCRAP BOOK. ICE CREAM FOR SUPPER - "HORSE MEAT"
THUR. 20 VERY FOGGY - B-24 ATTEMPTING TO LAND - OVER-SHOT - ENDING UP IN DITCH COMPLEATLY DEMOLISHED - 2 KILLED 3 INJURED - 2 UNSCRATCHED -
FRI. 21 HEAVY EXPLOSIONS NEAR IPSWICH MISSION TO SO CALLED "ROCKET COAST" CALAIS, FRANCE - SPEED - RECORD IN RE-SERVICING ETC. - PREPARING?
SAT. 22 12. E.A. SHOT DOWN - ABOUT 90 E.A. OVER ENGLAND NO GREAT DAMAGE.
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JANUARY, 1944
Sun. 23 VERY COLD - BOMB MISSION TO FRANCE - ZEMKIE OBSERVER CLOUDY - BOMBS NOT RELEASED.
MON. 24 MISSION TO GERMANY - SW% GAS RAN SHORT - ANOTHER PRACTICE FAST SERVICING - COL. DUNCAN SCORED A DOUBLE.
TUES. 25 BOMB MISSION TO HOLLAND 12T[?] ALSO STRAFING - VERY COLD - NO LOSS EFFECTIVE RESULTS.
WED. 26 OFF DURY TODAY - SLEPT LATE WENT TO SEE MY FARMER - GOT EGGS NO SPECIAL ACTIVITIES.
THUR. 27 OFF DUTY - TRANSFERING SHIPS - GETTING NEWER MODLES SLEPT 'TIL 11 THIS MORNIN.
FRI. 28 HELPED NASSAR ON HIS NEW SHIP MINE SHOULD GO SOON.
SAT. 29 WHAM BAM ON ESCORT TO FRANKFORTH BY LT. NEWMAN. NO FIGHT OVER 9 BOMBERS.