12 June 1937

Dear Dad:

Let me introduce you to "D: Flight (Fighter).

Two Canadians {Graafstra (FT.William Martyn}

Two Englishmen {Hoare

{Ferris

One Australian {Robinson

One New Zealander {Thompson

We have a grand crowd here flying single-seater Furies, and we all stick together. As you can see, we are quite a League of Nations - look out for keep the sky clear for England.

Graafstra, the other Canadian, is a real fighting type of Canuck. He comes from Fort William. P.S. We might crack off any morning and fly the Atlantic in formation with two Furies.

For the first time I am experiencing real blackouts while aerobating (quite regular).

I pulled my Fury around in a loop over Peterborough. I blacked out beautifully. It only lasts for a second, no ill effect at all, and you are perfectly in control - something like the lenses on a camera.

I am enclosing some tips which are rammed down our throat here. What do you think of them? English humour - or bitter sarcasm - "I don't know."

Did I tell you my friend Branson from Vancouver came back with some good pictures of his wing tip taken with camera gun (free gun back seat). Incidentally, he was firing on ground target (air to ground). P.S. Good thing it was camera practice.

I have quite a few types now in my log book:

Miles Hawk

Hawker Hart

Hawker Audax

Auro Tutor

Hawker Fury

Knowing you wished to see me flying single-seater fighters, you ought to be well pleased at my being chosen to fly under the Fighter Command.

Love Bill