The WW2 Diary of Lancaster Pilot Bruce Johnston

DIARY NOTES

Location
RAF Bomber Command, 115 Squadron at Witchford, near Ely

Stand down - Operations are not scheduled, or have been cancelled

Flights - Operational offices and control centre for the squadron

Kirsch - Canadian pilot and friend, who trained with Johnston, and was later posted to 90 Squadron at Tuddenham

Air test - Test flight of a new or newly repaired aircraft

Has eleven - Has completed 11 of 30 bombing missions

Chatt - Chatterton, Canadian pilot and friend of Johnston’s in 115 Squadron at Witchford

Alldridge - Canadian pilot in 115 Squadron at Witchford

Hill - Canadian pilot and friend who trained with Johnston, and was later posted to 115 Squadron at Witchford

Garside - Canadian pilot who trained with Johnston, and was later posted to 115 Squadron at Witchford

Barb - Johnston’s girlfriend in Ontario

August 10, 1944 (Thursday)

Stand down this afternoon so I hung around the flights for a couple of hours waiting for Kirsch to come over but he didn’t show up. He phoned me at noon and said he had an airtest and would come over. He has eleven in now.

I’m a Flight Lieutenant now as of four this afternoon. Chatt, Alldridge, Hill, Garside and myself. Went to show on the camp tonight “39 Steps” – good.

Heard from Mom and Barb this morning and wrote Mom tonight.

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