Letter from Laing to his mother. © National Museums Scotland
Transcription
Transcription history
-
Right page
drawing of wings with "RFC" in the center
I got a pleasant surprise todaythe Adjutant thinks that it
is Handley-Pages I am to be sent
on. Well I did not think I was
a half and half pilot. However
two other good pilots are going with
me & the reason I think is an
emergency call for pilots to man
our largest bombing-machines
for some stunt. I refused the
fairly safe job of an instructor, but
if I like H.P's, which are
considered one of the safest stunts.
Left page
Send Patty into Aberdeenas soon as you get this letter.
He is to go to "Davidsons Union
Street", 3 blocks below McMillans
to get a pair of RFC wings not RAF
that I ordered. He will call at
Margee's & tell them send my RAF
tunic etc. to 82 High St. at once. You
will send on Uniform, wings, & those
two films I left behind to the address
I shall send to you after I have left Narborough.
Patty will need some money to payfor the wings from Davidson's about
7p. I will settle up later.
Of course a pair of wings only means one. The last two words at top of right page.
-
Right page
drawing of wings with "RFC" in the center
I got a pleasant surprise todaythe Adjutant thinks that it
is Handley-Pages I am to be sent
on. Well I did not think I was
a half and half pilot. However
two other good pilots are going with
me & the reason I think is an
emergency call for pilots to man
our largest bombing-machines
for some stunt. I refused the
fairly safe job of an instructor, but
if I like H.P's, which are
considered one of the safest stunts.
Left page
Send Patty into Aberdeenas soon as you get this letter.
He is to go to "Davidsons Union
Street", 3 blocks below McMillans
to get a pair of RFC wings not RAF
that I ordered. He will call at
Margee's & tell them send my RAF
tunic etc. to 82 High St. at once. You
will send on Uniform, wings, & those
two films I left behind to the address
I shall send to you after I have left Narborough.
Patty will need some money to payfor the wings from Davidson's about
7p. I will settle up later.
Of course a pair of wings only means one. The last two words at top of right page.
-
Right page
drawing of wings with "RFC" in the center
I got a pleasant surprise todaythe Adjutant thinks that it
is Handley-Pages I am to be sent
on. Well I did not think I was
a half and half pilot. However
two other good pilots are going with
me & the reason I think is an
emergency call for pilots to man
our largest bombing-machines
for some stunt. I refused the
fairly safe job of an instructor, but
if I like H.P's, which are
considered one of the safest stunts.
Left page
Send Patty into Aberdeenas soon as you get this letter.
He is to go to "Davidsons Union
Street", 3 blocks below McMillans
to get a pair of RFC wings not RAF
that I ordered. He will call at
Margee's & tell them send my RAF
tunic etc. to 82 High St. at once. You
will send on Uniform, wings, & those
two films I left behind to the address
I shall send to you after I have left Narborough.
Patty will need some money to payfor the wings from Davidson's about
7p. I will settle up later.
Of course a pair of wings only means one. The last two words at top of right page.
[right page]
-
Right page
drawing of wings with "RFC" in the center
I got a pleasant surprise todaythe Adjutant thinks that it
is Honaly-Pages I am to be sent
on. Well I did not think I was
a half and half pilot. However
two other good pilots are going with
me & the reason I think is an
emergency call for pilots to man
our largest bombing-machines
for some stunt. I refused the
fairly safe job of an instructor, but
if I like H.P's, which are
considered one of the safest stunts.
Left page
Send Patty into Aberdeenas soon as you get this letter.
He is to go to "Davidsons Union
Street", 3 blocks below McMillans
to get a pair of RFC wings not RAF
that I ordered. He will call at
Margee's & tell them send my RAF
tunic etc. to 82 High St. at once. You
will send on Uniform, wings, & those
two films I left behind to the address
I shall send to you after I have left Narborough.
Patty will need some money to payfor the wings from Davidson's about
7p. I will settle up later.
Of course a pair of wings only means one. The last two words at top of right page.
[right page]
Description
Save description- 52.5735743||-1.2082120000000031||
- 57.28347400000001||-2.3739950000000362||||1
Location(s)
Story location
Document location
- ID
- 20430 / 230141
- Contributor
- National Museums Scotland
Login to edit the languages
- English
Login to edit the fronts
- Aerial Warfare
Login to add keywords
Login to leave a note