Diary of Wing Commander Edward Lloyd Fleming, January 1944- January 1945 - Part 15

SEPTEMBER, 1944

Monday 25

I got up at about 1600 & had a

shower & then went to tea.We

raced down to do our duty as

[[duty?]] crew and then got [[?]]. I

went to supper & at about 2300 they

scrubbed flying so i got off to
bed. Blue fixed the bike chain

today & I wrote to Phil & [[Ferdy?]]

& sent of a whole lot more Xmas

cards.
SEPTEMBER, 1944
Tuesday 26
I got up about dinner time then
had my meal.  In the afternoon I 
went to Cheltenham with Blue
in just battledress - I banked
my money & we had tea at the
American Red Cross.  we bought
a bit of stuff for the bikes then
came home.  After briefing we
had our supper & flew quite a 
bit at night.  It was a glorious
evening and I did an RYT &/c &
a becon hop.  I had N/F supper & at
about 0400 got off to bed.

SEPTEMBER, 1944
Wednesday 27
I got up fairly late & went to the
showers & then had dinner.  After
that I went down to the flight to
find out what was doing but
I was not sure whether I had
finished N/F or not I came back
& cleaned my bike a bit more
then had tea. I came back then
went to briefing.  I was off N/F
so Phips & I had supper and
then went to a free super show
called "Destination Delays" which 
was pathetically American but
quite entertaining.  I had a shave
& shower & got off to bed
Letters from Ian & Shiela
Debham 

SEPTEMBER, 1944

Thursday 28

Melbourne Show Day

I got up early & made my bed then

went to breakfast. I went to the

flight & managed to get away first

period & did my post N/F check.

then I had dinner & did [[?]]

[[?]] how level X/C & some [[?]]

I/F. It was a very full day but

most enjoyable. I had a leated

argument with the mess women

over my tea & then came back to 

the hut and went back again to

supper. I cam back again to the

hut and wrtoe to Ted Brown &

Margaret. I had a wash & got off

to bed early.

SEPTEMBER, 1944

Fiday 29

Michaelmas Day

I went to breakfast and then down 

to the flight. I then [[?]] to the

flight and then was a damp

on all morning. In the afternoon

I got a bit of I/F and [[?]] 

We went up to church hawforth

& landed there to drop a ground

staff chap. I had tea and

came over & painted my bike

then we had supper and I

got off to bed after having a 

wash.

SEPTEMBER, 1944

FIFTY-SIX

Saturday 30

[[?]] & I got up usual time & had our

breakfast then shaved & showered.

We caught a light [[assy]] van to oxford

& [[?]] a bus to Bambury. We

passed [[?]] some beautiful country

& on arrival had a good look around

the town. We didn't spend much

time there but saw the Cross. We 

got a bus back to Oxford & saw a lot 

of the lads there.  Then we came on to

[[?]] We had a look around and

[[?]] as far as the A/D & got there

shout left  home. We had tea then

came to the hut, changed & I got

down to some little writting & wrote

home to Shiela, Pat Wade & Fae [[Wein]]

Wright. Also got letters from Daisy

[[Weis]] and [[?]] bookshop & two

bundles of papers from home.

OCTOBER, 1944

Sunday 1

17th after Trinity

I got up & had breakfast and then 

went to briefing and got a double

formation. I then went to the pitt

but it was U/S for a while so I lost

some time then we did a spot of

dual & some solo & Blue & I paid a

visit to [[?]] & Cheltenham. I had 

dinner and then flew Maclowan

around on a [[?]] [[?]] & we saw 

Ludlow, Retchworth, [[Stampped]]

I hd tea and then came back

to the hut & then went & had 

supper and a shower. We came

back to bed and got tucked in.

I wrote to Margaret.