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JANUARY, 1944
Sun. 30 CAPT. ROBERTSON FLEW WHAM BAM! WHAM BAM TRANSFERED - GOT NEW SHIP - NOT NAMED. LT. NEWMAN GOT ANOTHER [JU.88?] - POSSIBLY TO BE SHARED WITH JORDON.
MON. 31 AT WORK IN HANGER PAY CALL MAD AS - DONT GIVE TIME SUFFICET FOR INSP.
FEBRUARY, 1944
TUES. 1 POWER CHECK - 51 - SMOKED BAD.
WED. 2 LT. NEWMAN FLEW WHAM BAM II TWICE - BUZZ JOBS. WORKED ON WINGWRACKS.
THUR. 3 LT. NEWMAN LEFT FOR REST LT. OWENS TEST HOPED HI.ALT. O.K. WIND VERY HIGH
FRI. 4 ESCHO. TO FRANKFORT - LT. MARCHANT SHIP O.K. - E/A DROPEPD BOMBS ALL AROUND EARLY THIS MORNING
SAT. 5 ESCH TO PARIS - NO ACTIVITY LT. KEWAN - "BIG BLOW" - FIXED ROCKERBOXES RE-BORE SIGHT.
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FEBRUARY, 1944
Sun. 6 ESCH. LT. CALLANS - SMASHED MY B&T INDICATOR - BOMB RUN TO CALAIS CALLED OFF. WENT TO SEE MR MAYHAW
MON. 7 NO MISSION - MUCH NEEDED REST - ALERT - E/A OVER NOW, CLOUDY - SO MAYBE THEY WILL GO ON HOME - LIGHTS OUT - WROTE LETTER ON KNEE
TUES. 8 LT.STETT - ESH TO GERMANY (S/W) 720 R.F. NO CLAIMS - SHIN NOT BALANCED BOTTER FLY BOMB EXPLODED. SCARED.WELL WED. 9 MISSION SCRUBBED - BOMB MISSION SEROB BOTTER FLOY MOP. LT STRIET OK VERY COLD THUR 10 ROOM ORDERLY - GOT SHOT VERY COLD - SNOW FLURRIES - MISS TO BURNSWIEK - VERY BITTER DOG FIGHTS - LT KEYON. NO ROUNDS FIRED FRI 11 OFF DUTY - STAYED ON POST MISS TO FRANKFORT HAD FRESK EGGS FOR BREAKFAST IN BED HAD PARTY TONIGHT AT JOLLY FARMER SAT 12 STILL OFF DUTY - GOOD BREAKFAST NO MISSIONS. LT NEWMAN BACK FROM REST
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2nd Month FEBRUARY, 1944 29 Days ESC. LT. CORRAGAN – NO ACTIVITY Sun. Sexagesima Sunday E/A OVER – IPSWICH HIT! 13 LT. NEWMAN ON BOMB RUN TO AIR FIELD IN N. HOLLAND – VERY MON. S. Valentine SUCCESSFUL 14 NO MISSION – LT. JORDAN ON BUTTER FLV HOD–CALLED BACK–LT. NEWMAN TUES. LEFT FOR ADV. BASE – JOPKE AND WATER [INJ] 15 TOOK PUMP OFF – TROUBLE – NOWATER SHIPS NOT HERE–STAYED IN BARRICKS – RAINED ALL DAY – ROUGH WED. COLD WEATHER – NO FIRES IN BKS. 16 TOOL CHECK – (HECK RAISED) – SOMBODY STOLE TWO [COMPASA?] TOOL SETS – COLD, THUR. (Last Quarter, 7.42 a.m. RAIN, SNOW – WIND, SHIPS STILL GONE 17 KELLER ON RAMPAGE THE CASE OF THE MISSING TOOL BOX STILL UNSOLDED – SNOWED HEAVY AROUND FRI. Sun Rises, 7.11; Sets 5.18 COVERED – DIDNT GO TO LINE – SUSPOSED TO 18 PULL GUARD – DIDN'T LONDON + VIGINITY HEAVLY BOND BY E/A – E/A OVER THIS BASE - EARLY THIS SAT MORNING – RESTRICTED (ALL OF US) CUASE THE TOOL 19 BOX DIDNT WALK UP – LIFTED – SHIPS CAME BACK – SICK CALL IRRITATION OF Opportunity is a friend to embrace. UR.
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29 Days FEBRUARY, 1944 2nd Month ESCH LT. NEWMAN CGO BOMBERSTO BIRLIN – NO FIGHTS – VERY COLD Sun. E/A OVERHEAD – JOME H/E – FLARES 20 SPOTTER – LT NEWMAN – VERY COLD MON. BRITISH WAR GAMES NEAR BY – ON BOARD – DONT LIKE IT! OF COURSE NO ONE ELSE DOSE ESC. TO [ATWERK?] RATHER LT NEWMAN FLEW DOWN MZIN ST. PEOPLE WAVING AT HIM – ON DECK, AFTER GETTING NO. 5 ON COAST HIT TWO BIRDS S/G – DAMAGING [RW.?] CAWLING, [SUPERCASING?] E/A BOMBS SHIP TRANS TO SERV. GP. – VERY BAD COND. – HELPED [GLADDEN?] IN HANGER – FEET COLDEST EVER – (2 E/A SHOT DOWN LAST NITE – W/IN SIGHT
S. Matthias New Moon 1.59 a.m.
STAYED AT POST, NO ACTIVITY! MENT HARRY B + BILL AT IPSWICH – SPENT NITE AT ROYAL GEORG HOTEL – GOOD BEDS - + HAD HAM FOR BREAKFAST BILL, FENTON + I WENT TO MOVIE – CAME BACK TO POST
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FEBRUARY, 1944
SUN. 27 SLEPT TIL NOON WENT TO SEE MR MAYHAW BOTA REAL FEED CAKES + PIES
MON. 28 VERY COLD SHIP CRACKED UP ON RUNWAY PILOT NOT HURT SNOW FLURRIES VERY HEAVY FROST
TUES. 29 SNOW FLURRIES ESCH SCRUBBED HEADED ALL OF FLIGHT STILL NO NEW SHIP THIS IS BAD
MARCH, 1944
WED. 1 NO MISSION BUTTER FLY HELPED [?] BOARD TO-NIGHT NO [?]
THUR. 2 OFF TO-DAY GOT UP LATE THERE WAS A MISSION NO FIGHT HAVE A SORE THROAT HERES HOPING I CAN BREAK IT UP LONDON RAIDED LAST NIGHT
FRI. 3 VERY COLD BOMB RUN TO [BERLIN?] THE IST ESCH ALL THE WAY NO ACTIVITY STILL VERY COLD SNOW BLIZZARD
SAT. 4 SHIPS TOOK OFF IN IT TO BERLIN NO FIGHT WHERE IS THE LUFFWAFF ONLY FLACK NEWMAN WRITE UP N GOOSE