27 March 1938

Dear Mother:

Today is Sunday and the weather is lovely. Just returned from a ramble round the countryside.

I am enclosing log of my ocean trip. Hold two parts together. I haven't been down to London yet and won't until I get down to Squadron reunion party at the Café Royale next month. "Get out those tails." I think I'll fly down and come back next day. - Still I haven't planned yet because I might want to take Easter break down there.

We are having Empire Air Day in May - all visitors welcome. Wish you could be here for Display and see 41 do its stuff.

Tea in the mess afterwards and followed by a cocktail party.

We are all polishing up on our aerobatics - "so help me."

" " Pinched from Ben Bernie who I saw at Flicks last night.

Drove into Darlington with F/O Yorke.

26 Sqdn have just flown to Ireland for Armament Camp so we have station to ourselves for a month - also twice the duties.

How old is Ronny now? How many new beaus has Jean got hanging around?

Our Station C.O. Wing Commander Brown has been posted to Air Ministry so we had a farewell cocktail party on Friday night to wish him God speed.

It looks as though we took every excuse we can to knock back a few.

Love Bill