The new month opened with a feverish digging activity – picks, shovels, crowbars etc were at a premium and slowly but surely 21 Squadron began to emulate the mole family – not to speak of the ostrich and the veritable maze of underground dugouts bore mute testimony to their labours – the coming full moon and the Boche bombers!! The morning was spent in viewing the wreckage of the burnt out JU 88, shot down the previous evening by one of our Hurricanes on the edge of our camp. The 88 is of gigantic proportions and very strongly built. The souvenir hunters were soon on the trail and as the morning wore on each and everyone took the opportunity of adding to his collection of souvenirs.
It was Indeed a wreck strewing the ground for a distance of well over 200 yards, with the engine flung clear of the wreckage some further 100 yards on. The German aviator was burled with military honours at 3 Wing. Padré Davies conducted the service whilst this squadron provided a firing party under Lieut Zackon our worthy defence officer – it was indeed an ironical twist that a Nazi to be accorded the last honours by a Jew!!
At 1500 hours nine of our Marylands took off for a raid on SIDI REZEGH - BELHAMED line. We were escorted by a large number of Hurricanes.The target consisted of well dispersed M.T. and A.F.V's and individual bombing was resorted to.
An appreciable amount of damage was caused and two large fires were started. Permission has been given to ground crews to evacuate at night , if possible, to enable them to obtain a quiet nights rest to freshen them for the morrows labours. It is difficult to sleep well overnight with Jerries stooging around at all hours and disturbing the quiet with an occasionally too near bomb!