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August 25th 1943 25 Aug 2013 | 01:46 pm
On an exercise at Kolar again. One day in the Mess Chapman and I get boiled vegetables only for lunch. We then find that Nazir Ullahas said they won’t pay for British food for tiffin. I ask him about ...
August 15th 1943 15 Aug 2013 | 01:45 pm
The worst has happened – Arjan Singh’s posting cancelled and mine suspended. Presumably until they find someone to take over from me – and they won’t easily, either. “1000 bomber Baldwin” probably sai...
August 11th 1943 11 Aug 2013 | 01:44 pm
I go flying with a cold – I go to 8000′ and then dive down gently to earth getting the most fearful pains across my forehead and blockages in my left ear. I rush off to the Doc on landing. Today sign...
August 6th 1943 6 Aug 2013 | 01:39 pm
I telephone Bangalore this morning to ask S.A.S.O. whether I ought to wait my relief or move straight. They put me on to A.O.C. a/c Mackintosh who says “We don’t want you here – await your relief.” He...
August 5th 1943 5 Aug 2013 | 01:38 pm
“1000 bomber Baldwin” comes round on a visit yesterday but is not very impressed by me. Today a signal is in posting Tom Pierce W/C 171 Group – David Yorke to AC Ops Delhi and myself to S/L AC Ops 22...
August 2nd 1943 2 Aug 2013 | 01:36 pm
Last night at Kodaikanal – I go to dinner at some judge’s wife’s place with Marjorie and down the hill the next day. I nip over to Banaglore on Thursday to see Group, and after doing my business I try...
July 25th 1943 – Kodaikanal 25 Jul 2013 | 01:34 pm
Ronald Chapman and I come up to Kodaikanal for a weekend. We catch a train from Trichinopoly and 0645 and are up here by 14.30. Nearly 7000′ and damn cold at night and early morning. We stay in the Ca...
July 17th 1943 17 Jul 2013 | 01:32 pm
The Inspector General I.A.F, G/C Pround, with W/C Mazunder and Mukerjee, come round for a two days tour. Everything is gone into and I find out a lot of things that I should have done something about ...
July 9th 1943 9 Jul 2013 | 03:32 pm
I go over to Bangalore with the Group Captain in a Hudson for a post-mortem conference on the exercise. Stay in the West End Hotel and in the evening go out with W/C Beaman to “Funnels” for fish and c...
July 4th 1943 – Bangalore 5 Jul 2013 | 02:09 am
I go up to Kolar to find the boys moved to Yelahanka just outside Bangalore – in the course of the exercise I fly on there and stay to the end, returning to Trichi on July 2nd. G/C Farquahar takes the...
