2008-05-12 A Personal Story

This is very much of a personal memoir, not a study of the Bomber Offensive. It is written in a 'writing a letter' style, and,as such, can seem a little mundane, which is a pity. We are told of the stark living conditions of life for NCO aircrew on the 'temporary' war aerodromes, and the irksome petty regulations of the RAF despite having a war going on. I wish we had been told rather more about the 34 operations which Don Feesey flew (and survived), rather than quite so much about the damp bedding in the huts(!), but maybe it is right that we understand that life on the station was almost as challenging as life (and death) in the air. I had the impression that Don Feesey (Fizz) is a throughly decent and reliable man, and an asset to the rest of his crew - certainly his pilot had reason to think so.