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William W. H. Martyn
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Dekheila

Egypt

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Position
Latitude31° 08′ 00″ N 31.1333°
Longitude29° 48′ 00″ E 29.8000°
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Letters that mention it (16)

17 August 1938To DadI have neglected to write for over three weeks while I have been here - but then we have had lots of flying…22 October 1938To DadI'll probably send this from Dekheila but here I am. F/O Smith and I got permission to fly down in civies so…25 October 1938To MotherWriting this on my knee, so don't expect neatness. Beautiful weather here every day with strong sunlight.…4 November 1938To MotherI am Squadron Duty Officer today and so to fill in a little time, here is a letter. While you of course are…13 November 1938To DadHope you have a big year - wish I was home for Christmas. I have increased my scope for conversation since…5 January 1939To BobThanks for your letter. Re your remark about speedy types of R.C.A.F. at Calgary - too true. Our slowest…22 February 1939To MotherJust a short line before sailing tomorrow with the fleet to Gibraltar. Enjoy your letters very much. I now…28 April 1939To MotherI got so jealous over your trip down East that I left for Egypt, where I arrive today to look after the Suez…21 May 1939To DadHave been working practically day and night here in Egypt. Heat is terrific - over 160o for days and it…7 June 1939To DadReceived your very nice letter of May 14 today. Hope the King and Queen looked fit when the drove through…10 June 1939To DadHave received a lot of mail from home lately - probably because Glorious is in harbour. A new order has come…18 June 1939To JeanI received your letter yesterday - written from your death bed (chicken pox). You will be much better now and…22 June 1939To DadHow is work on the road going these days? Does it look like a big year again? Strange and I took aeroplanes…30 June 1939To MotherReceived a letter from you today as well as one from Overall at Catterick. The weather conditions in England…20 August 1939No salutationAlexandria Dearest Mother: Glorious has been here for nearly a week now, since our weekend in Limassol…26 August 1939To MotherThanks for your trans-Atlantic airmail letter. It occupied eight days in transit, so - too bad. I enjoyed…

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