Air Letter No 9 We got here in time for V-Day

Air Letter No 9

AUST. No 34171 

LAC Cooney, JF.,  

AUSPOST KODAK HOUSE, 

KINGSWAY 

LONDON ENGLAND 

8/5/45 V.E. DAY

Dear Mum,

                        Well, here I am in England at last. We disembarked at 10 o’clock yesterday morning & arrived at the Aust. Transit camp last night at 7 o’clock & after we were cleaned up & had tea we went off to the pub for a few drinks.

For the first time in three years we were able to drink beer that had been drawn out of a barrel & it was good.

I can’t tell you much about our trip over except that the boat was very crowded & very, very slow but we got here in time for V-DAY & that’s the main thing.

I wont be able to finish this letter because it is now 10.20 & we have to be on parade at 10.30 & straight after that we are going up to London for the big celebrations & probably won’t be home until tomorrow or the day after.

            The squadron we are posted to does not exist. It was disbanded some months ago. The aircrew has gone home & theground staff is scattered everywhere so I have no idea what is going to happen to us as yet except that we are going to get two or three weeks leave soon.

            No more time now so will close. Excuse scribble

                        Love to Dad

                                                Lovingly Yours

                                                            Frank