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DIARY NOTES
Location
12 Operational Training Unit Chipping-Warden, near Banbury, northwest of London
Range Orders - Bombing range procedures
Genning up on dinghies - Studying lifeboat drills
Hall - Friend who trained with Johnston in England, and was later posted to 15 Squadron at
Mildenhall
Henderson - Johnston’s navigator
Marsden - Johnston’s wireless operator
Livingstone - Johnston’s bomb aimer
Peardon - Johnston’s mid-upper gunner
Barbara - Johnston’s girlfriend in Ontario
Nugie - Nugent, Canadian pilot and friend who trained with Johnston, and was later posted to 15
Squadron at Mildenhall
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January 8, 1944 (Saturday)
Had lecture on Range Orders this morning – then spent the rest of the time genning up on dinghies. Had a lecture, then a practical demonstration with Hall and some Sergeant in the dinghy (which was inflated in one of the static water holders). Then had quite a little sail – after they bailed it out.
I got my watch back and it’s running good so far.
My crew is Henderson, Marsden, Livingstone, and Peardon. I wrote to Barbara tonight – I didn’t finish it, just got about eight pages done.
Nugie and I took some pictures of each other this afternoon, read a little, etc.
Murray Henderson &
Johnny Peardon
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