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

Mess - Room where meals were eaten

Wingco – Wing Commander - head of two or more squadrons

Thirty full trips – Thirty missions – a full tour of duty

PFF – Pathfinder Force – Group that preceded the main bomber stream to mark the target with incendiary bombs and flares

Dean – Johnston’s brother, stationed near Cambridge, north of London

Wex – Meteorological conditions, weather or forecast

Parade – Inspection

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

2/10/10 – Two pounds, ten shillings, and ten pence

Battle dress – Woollen working uniform

Ely – Small town 20 kms north of Cambridge

Bury – Bury St Edmunds – a town in Suffolk 100 kms northeast of London

Goughs / G – Friends of Johnston who live in Great Barton, Suffolk

Daph – Daphne, friend of Johnston in Great Barton, Suffolk, daughter of Mr & Mrs Gough

Brian – Friend of Johnston in Great Barton, Suffolk, son of Mr & Mrs Gough

Assignment – Amount automatically deducted from one’s pay, and sent home (to Canada)

WDs – RCAF Women’s Division personnel

Roberts, Jack - Flight Officer friend of Johnston from Port Credit, Ontario

Gudge, Jack – Friend of Johnston