Cloudy all day with a
fairly strong breeze, but the sun did manage to reveal its rays
intermittently. One of our petrol bowsers arrived this morning
from 143 Airfield and which will largely assist in refueling our
aircraft. Flying commenced at 0905 hrs. today and terminated at
1745 hrs. The pilots practiced a considerable amount of high
Dive-Bombing and Air to Ground firing. The accuracy is showing
an improvement. Two of our aircraft MN553 and MN356 flew back to
Hurn to have their first minor inspection. Five additional
aircraft arrived this afternoon, three of which are new to the
Squadron, i.e. Nos. MN435, MN574, and MN580, the other two have
been repaired following damage by flak.
F/L Tommy Dadson, our
"A" Flight Commander hit the headlines when he received
news from home to the effect that his wife gave birth to twins,
both males. 439 engaged 16 APC in a softball match and our
fellows managed to get a lot of practice sprinting around the
bases and consequently wore a fairly deep path around the bases.
F/O MacDonald was sent to the Bascombe Hospital by
"Doc" Moffat, our Squadron butcher for an operation on
his appendix.
Tiger
Squadron