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J.M. May
* This a local newspaper in my home town, Lanarkshire,
Scotland. I remember reading it later, + was surprised
that it looked so good in print.
@ RAF personnel at the airfield carrying arms, WRAF waving +
enjoying + laughing as we went out to take-off
X Wondering what people at home wouls say + [crossed out illegible] is
think when they heard of our actions. Would we dispute
ourselves, cover ourselves with [illegible] - all men
supremely confident, + our mood was extremely high 0
we considered ourselves the "elite" + acted like it

@2 A meeting with a professed [illegible], whom we wounded.
An enemy(?) aircraft - a captured Spitfire - trying to read
our ground/in recognition [illegible] & giving wrong
acknowledgements - I had arguments with my C.O. Gen
Gale about this episode. We later heard that the plane
concerned had been shot down

@3 On approaching [illegible], I saw an old Farmer & his family
in the middle of the road watching the aircraft & gliders coming in
I [illegible] a resolve in his [illegible], & as he [illegible] round, his
face sort of lit up & he cried "American!" Boo! I replied
"B----", we're English! Je suis Germans! & I
remembered being dispirited that our propaganda had
let us down, & that [crossed out]the[end crossed out] apparently the French only thought
the Americans had come. Since we were extremely jealous
of the yanks, this really rankled.