Ken Donaldson touring London, he is the Wireless A/G for the Laffin crew.

First letter from Croft airfield, the Laffin crew is now operational, awaiting thier first mission.

RCAF Overseas

23 March 1944

Dear Rose, and All,

...We are just getting settled down again, oh yeah I forgot to mention it but we have moved again, so now we are in another station. The barracks are bloody awful, but they sure have a swell YMCA here, lots of room, a big library, all sorts of games, and a lunch counter of sorts, which is where I am writing from.

Ken is down in the mess sampling the beer, which is always his first job at a new station. Well we should be getting leave in a week or two I hope, so I might go home with Jack, or go to Edinburgh. I`ll wait and see if the leave comes first and how much my pocket book weighs, if it has a few pounds I’m all set.

I guess Mike will be rambling around telling all his girlfriends that he is on a day off, so he will be able to see at least 4 of them. If they raise an argument Mike just says we’re through, so they always write and ask him to come back on his next leave. It is a great life if you like a great life. How is everybody in the family getting along? I am pretty fair myself.

So long for now

Love Clair