The next day, May 11, 1944, we were n0t scheduled f0r a nnissi0n...ag00d thing because Bruce and I were in p00r shape. S0nne 0f the 0therpil0ts had been shipping their f00t l0ckers h0nne with all their extrabel0ngings. They w0uld g0 t0 F0rt Levenw0rth, Kansas and be keptthere until 0ur return. I filled nnine up with a c0nnplete sheepskinleather flying suit including the b00ts, a pair 0f English flyingg0ggles which were very different fr0nn 0urs, a pair 0f warnn Englishsilk flying gl0ves that canne up nearly t0 the elb0w nny Jungle kitwith the nnachete knife, all nny extra cl0thing and the undevel0pedr0lls 0f filnn I had taken in England were als0 included. I had s0nnany g00d itenns in there and was l00king f0rward t0 having thenn afterthe war. Ab0ut 4 pnn we carted thenn 0ff t0 the base P0st 0ffice t0fill 0ut the papers and pay f0r the shipping.

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