05.04.2009, 04:29
06:00 hrs, 9th September 1941, Vayenga Airfield
The convoy has docked at Murmansk (with Flight Sergeant Carey on board I understand) and the orders are to protect the ships in harbour.
The weather is supposedly clear but on the ground you wouldn't think so. Visibility is very poor indeed and I'm half tempted to demand that we stay on the ground for safety's sake. Then again there's a war on and I don't imagine Crawford would be too impressed.
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Once aloft the air is wonderfully clear. The Germans appear to have made a more sensible decision than us and we're left alone, returning after a fruitless patrol to make a very dodgy landing in the murk. Everyone got down all right, though Jarvis had to go around and frightened himself witless after he mistook a nearby road for the landing strip. I know it sounds comical, but Jarvis got his ears bent by Crawford when the it turned out the Russian truck drivers heading for Murmansk thought they were about to be strafed.
It was late in the day when an embarrassed Carey turned up none the worse for his experience. I made an unintentionally barbed joke about enjoying a swimming lesson.
"Yes Sir." He replied ruefully, "But the German couldn't get the hang of it."
It wasn't a pleasant thought. I told Carey to get some rest and be prepared to fly tomorrow.
The convoy has docked at Murmansk (with Flight Sergeant Carey on board I understand) and the orders are to protect the ships in harbour.
The weather is supposedly clear but on the ground you wouldn't think so. Visibility is very poor indeed and I'm half tempted to demand that we stay on the ground for safety's sake. Then again there's a war on and I don't imagine Crawford would be too impressed.
Once aloft the air is wonderfully clear. The Germans appear to have made a more sensible decision than us and we're left alone, returning after a fruitless patrol to make a very dodgy landing in the murk. Everyone got down all right, though Jarvis had to go around and frightened himself witless after he mistook a nearby road for the landing strip. I know it sounds comical, but Jarvis got his ears bent by Crawford when the it turned out the Russian truck drivers heading for Murmansk thought they were about to be strafed.
It was late in the day when an embarrassed Carey turned up none the worse for his experience. I made an unintentionally barbed joke about enjoying a swimming lesson.
"Yes Sir." He replied ruefully, "But the German couldn't get the hang of it."
It wasn't a pleasant thought. I told Carey to get some rest and be prepared to fly tomorrow.