Rose, Clair and Soi.

Feeling the exhausted, the crew flew 4 missions in the past week, each mission can be many hours, not arriving back until the early the morning. They will be flying to the Friesian islands tonight on a "Gardening" operation, mission 10.

RCAF Overseas

434 Squadron

30 April 1944

Dear Rose, and All

Well here I am again just waiting to go to work, and I feel fagged out as though I had been flying last night, but no I was in bed at 10 p.m. and I didn't get up until 9 this morning. Rose if you get a chance would you get me a bunch of dress socks, shorts, and send them as soon as possible. I am not so fussy about the sock length, make sure the color is not white or yellow cause that don’t look so good with blue...

...What do you mean I finally get tabbed with the name "Sody" I’ve had it ever since I first hit Manning depot. As for our plane, we flew for a while in "Ally-oop", then "Pistol Packin Boma" now we have a new one, L-Love, it has no name yet. Can you think of a good name starting with L?....

So long for now, Love Clair