Mama’s Diary Chapter 2.15 – Bawtry 1st Group HQ
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Mama’s Diary Chapter 2.14 – VE Day
Page 20 I met Henry in London and we celebrated the end of WW2 in London in Piccadilly Circus. The crowds were just packed everywhere. There was no room for cars. It was still late into the night. I was returning to Binbrook and we sat on a kerbside and…
Mama’s Diary Chapter 2.13 – Keeping the Services occupied
Page 19 Page 19 At this time in the war it was obvious the authorities had to work overtime to keep the services occupied. I went to courses on Current Affairs which discussed, Social Reconstruction, Local Government, the Education Act 1944 and the problem of India. We all had to…
Mama’s Diary Chapter 2.12 – Flight over Germany
Page 17 Page 17 … but before I left I was given the opportunity of flying over the German cities devastated by Bomber Command. Not to many WAAF Officers had this privilege and I am far as I can remember only Val (Intelligence) and myself (Signals) went from Binbrook. We…
Mama’s Diary Chapter 2.11 – I got leave
Page 17 Page 17 In early March … I got leave and we went home for my 22nd Birthday and Henry arrived on the 13th. So we celebrated out two birthdays on the 14th for the first time. Two days later we returned to Binbrook together, travelling up by train. It…
Mama’s Diary Chapter 2.10 – Henry left for High Wycombe
Page 16 Page 17 Page 16 …on the 9th Henry left for High Wycombe Headquarters of Bomber Command West of London at near Marlow on the River Thames – A beautiful spot where “Butch” Harris – i/c Bomber Command reigned supreme. Henry had been asked to go there by Tony…
Mama’s Diary Chapter 2.09 – Henry finished his Tour
Page 15 Page 15 So, on December 27th Henry finished his tour. The crew had done one extra trip to accommodate Harry Ellis who was one short. The relief on Harry’s face on the night of December 27th could be seen. But he was 28 – the others 19,20 or…
Mama’s Diary Chapter 2.08 – WAAF Officer duties debriefing
Page 14 Page 14 Came Boxing Day and I did Duty Signals officer for the first time. Gilly – the Station Signals officer had taken me to several Ops Briefings and we sat and listened as the various specialist officers told the assembled crews what the target would be –…
Mama’s Diary Chapter 2.07 – WAAF Officer duties A4D
Page 12 Page 12 There was a continual problem on Operational Sqdns of WAAF’s getting pregnant. One can certainly empthise with the situation of those days and from time to time girls would come into my office A4D which in WAAF terms means pregnant. It was strangely ironical that I…
Mama’s Diary Chapter 2.06 – Henry came Holly picking
Page 10 Page 10 each of them. Henry was about 3/4 way through his tour of 30 ops at this time, and 460 Sqdn was sending our A/C nearly every night, and now, as the Second Front proceeded during the day also. On December 16th the Group Captain, Hughie Edwards…