Diary of Wing Commander Edward Lloyd Fleming, January 1944- January 1945 - Part 14

SEPTEMBER, 1944
FIFTY.
Tuesday 5
last up & had breakfast & we came
to the flights but it really wasn't
necessary. I wrote a bit & then went
to dinner. After dinner we were down
here again & I carried a couple of
N/F [[?]] around. Ken & Chips & Jack
all went to [[?]] today. I rode
to Lt. Barrington and posted
a letter home & sent a cable to
Shirley. After tea I wrote some
more & then went for a ride to
[[?]]-on-the-water with
Blue Brittain & met his friend
[[?]] & also collected my films. I
had a shower & shave & got off to
bed. Letters from Ian, Alan, Pat
[[?]], Audrey, Pat Wade,
Beryl, Correspondence course.
Wrote Margaret, Alan and  [[?]].
 

SEPTEMBER, 1944
Wednesday 6
I went to breakfast then down to the
flight. we had to go to a Nav. lecture &
then we went to the flight & I did a
bit of flying, I got on O.K. but it

was a bit strange to start with but
got used to it. I had late dinner &
went back to do some D/N but it
was scrubbed as the sodium light was
U.S. I wrote a bit then had tea &
came back to the hut & packed a
parcel for Rome & then went to supper.
I then had a drink & listened to
Beethoven's 5th. Symphony & Mozart's
35th. It was marvellous. I did a
bit of swat for 11/2 hrs then wrote
my diary & turned in. Wrote to Ian,
ferdy, Pat branwell today.
 

SEPTEMBER, 1944
Thursday 7
Got up as usual & had our Bav.
lecture then went to the flight. I
did a bit of flying around dinner
time & then my x/o nav 5 in
the afternoon but the weather
got too bad at [[?]] so I
turned back; I flew round a bit &
landed at 1800. I had tea & then
came to the hut & opened my

parcel. Then I had supper &
came back & packed a parcel
for home. I had a shower &
shave & got off to bed rather
late.
 

SEPTEMBER, 1944
Friday 8
I got up & had breakfast & flew a
lot in the morning. I had most of
the afternoon off so did some [[?]]

& then went to [[?]]. At 1000 I went for
a ride to Beuford & had a look about
then went to Holwell & Westwell &
then home - Westwell is a beautiful
village but very small. I just got
back before some very heavy rain
& went straight to bed. [[?]]
brittain put down at Ansty on

His Nav V & i got a letter from
Daisy today.
 

SEPTEMBER, 1944
FIFTY-ONE
Saturday 9
I got up & had breakfast & spent
the morning at the flight. I had
sinner and flew till 1600 then came
back and had tea & shaved &
showered, then I got changed &
hitch-hiked into Gloucester. I had a\very hurried look around then
caught a bus to Evesham via
[[?]]. I tried to get a bed at
Evesham but they were full up
every place so I decided to come
on to [[?]]. I caught a train &
got here in good time & left a
note at Daisy's. I walked out
to camp and had a yarn with
Jack & Chips & then made up a
sort of bed with 2 blankets [[?]]
biscuits & 2 ground sheets. I had a
wash etc & hit the hay. I got a lot
of newspapers from home today
& also wrote Margaret.
 

SEPTEMBER, 1944
Sunday 10
I had breakfast & then walked to the
Pinvia church but they had started so
I went to the Baptist in town & then
came home to dinner and went
back into town & met Daisy. we went
for a stroll in to the river & sat there a
while then we came back & had tea.
I saw Joyce & Irene this morning. I
went with Daisy for a stroll and
then took her photo. After saying
goodbye to her [[?]] I caught the
train to Worcester with her and we
walked this town a little way &
said goodbye one the station. I caught
the train to Cheltenham & then the
station bus from there to Windsor
 

SEPTEMBER, 1944
Monday 11

The big exam in the morning and I
think I did O.K. I got [[?]] & did
my Nav. V till 1430 but got lost
& had to call up a Yank drome &
get a [[?]] to [[?]]. I landed at
Smithfield & then came back. I
had dinner & did some horrible
D/N at 1000. I fixed up my log book
and then went to tea. After tea I
came to the hut & read & yarned
with the boys who came back
from Pushax today. Just can't
forget Daisy bit i feel a cad for
ignoring Margaret.
 

SEPTEMBER, 1944
FIFTY-TWO
Tuesday 12
I got up & hurried over to breakfast
& then we had the big [[?]] defence
parade. We watched a demonstration
of incendiary & also had our
deficiencies taken. They showed us
the film "Right of Heart" instead
of having a discussion group &
it wsa exceedingly good. After
dinner