FLYING WING DETAIL Serial No............34
Date..........18. 8. 55
Page..................2
No. 1 Squadron is to be divided into 4 flights of equal strength. Officers, W.O.'s
and S.N.C.O.'s not detailed for executive positions are to fall in as supernumeraries.
Flying Wing Headquarters and Station Flight are to be absorbed in Flights 1-4 as
required, to give Flights an equal frontage. This is to be done by Sqn. W.O.
Guides and Markers are to carry rifles and bayonets. ALL N.C.O.'s detailed for
executive positions are to be available at all rehearsals until after the
C.-in-C.'s parade.
(c)Guard of Honour
Personnel detailed for Guard of Honour training, are to report to F.S. Wilson
at the rear of the Sergeants' Mess at 07.45 hours.
(d)Dress
Best Blue, Webbing Belts, Boots A.P. S.N.C.O.'s, Technicians, Cpls., and
A.C.'s are to carry rifles with slings and bayonets. Arms are to be drawn as
necessary from the Station Armoury on Friday, 19th, August, 1955, between 16.00 and
17.00 hours. Bayonets are to be drawn from Wing/Sqn. Discip. N.C.O.'s under local
arrangements before 18.00 hours, 19th. August, 1955.
(e)Times
Unit Arrangements.Fall in outside barrack blocks.
07.40 hours.Flights fall in on tarmac in front of No. 1 Hangar
07.45 hours.Fall in the Officers.
08.00 hours.Inspection completed by Squadron Commanders.
07.55 hours.Markers to report to Parade Warrant Officer
08.05 hours.March on to Markers.
08.20 hours.Colour Hoisting.
K B Senar
(K.B. SENAR)
Adjutant
Flying Wing
Both sides of a surviving copy of FLYING WING DETAIL, the first side being on the previous page. These orders were typed
on to a Gestetner Machine waxed which, when typed was extremely difficult to read and correct. After signing, the master was
put into the hand-wound machine. The copies were distributed, according to a standard distribution list, by the Station Postal
Section.
I have to mention it again. My headaches were still with me and in spite of reporting sick and them being diagnosed as migraine, no palliative or corrective
treatment was offered. I had a private supply of aspirins, but they were of little use.
It was either 'Doc' McBride or 'Doc' Hughes who rang my Boss to explain my
situation and to tell him that at times I would not be fit for duty. On such days I had
to lie in bed in my darkened room, usually until lunch time when the worst
symptoms had abated. I would tell one of the pilots in my block to mention my
condition to the Boss at Met briefing. I was very fortunate that he was of an
understanding nature provided I never fell behind with my work.
My extraneous duties continued. I regularly visited Herr Goldbaum in the PSI Gardens. I was even able to hold stumbling conversations with him in German over
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