Monday, 26 January 1942

21 Squadron War Diary

January 26 L.G. 98
The O.C., the Adj. and others went off by air to CAIRO to-day to discuss administrative matters at S.A.A.F. Headquarters in CAIRO, returning again at noon with the news that the entire squadron could be granted a fortnight's leave. A parade was immediately called and the news passed on to all the men who greeted the news with undisguised heartiness.‍

Transcriber's Notes

O.C
Officer Commanding.
S.A.A.F
South African Air Force.

"~~Flying Fortress~~ [crossed out] Liberator": The typist heavily crossed out a long phrase that looks like "Flying Fortress" or similar, correcting it to "Liberator" (likely the Consolidated B-24 Liberator), which was commonly used for long-range transport flights across the Atlantic.

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