97/Steven Crew: East, letter 1944-01-13 to Pat Vine
Name/Title
97/Steven Crew: East, letter 1944-01-13 to Pat VineEntry/Object ID
2023.1161Description
Albert Charles East, letter to his fiance Pat, 13 January 1944. (6 pages)Context
This six-page letter, written from the Sergeants Mess at RAF Bourn, was the last one which Albert wrote before being shot down over the Dutch island of Texel the following night. There is a lot of interesting detail about the gunner, Jack Skinner, who would lose his life in the shooting-down. There is also a mention of the replacement gunner for Ken Newman, who was in hospital. The replacement was Leslie Laver, formerly of the Thackway crew, who like Jack would lose his life the following night. Donated by Joan Champion and Paul East, April 2021.Collection
PFF Relatives and Friends, 97 Squadron, YEAS: ALBERT EAST & the Steven CrewCategory
QAE: Personal letters, cards, postcards, telegrams