The lads had a field day today with most of them receiving parcels and reading matter. Our first show this morning was an attack on DERNA, MARTUBA WEST and TMIMI by three aircraft each.
This "Tiger" country again proved dangerous and all three of our formations were attacked by enemy fighters, with adequate cloud protection however our boys eluded the enemy and two aircraft actually went on and bombed their target. All arrived home safely and the squadron breathed a sigh of relief!! Padre Davies from Wing visited us this morning to arrange a church service and we had a long chat in the "Angout” about "shoes and ships and ceiling wax, cabbages and kings”. We are going to run a series of concerts for the wing this Xmas .21 to the fore again!!
The afternoon show was the subject of much comment and excitement for we were given the task of bombing the Hotel at CYRENE where the enemy General Staff were supposed to be having some type of conference or celebration. The results were a flop owing to a mixture of inexperience, bad bomb aiming, bad luck and incorrectly given wind speed and direction. Anyway it was definitely not one of our better efforts!!
The stunning news of the loss of the ''Repulse" and the "Prince of Wales" in action against the Japs was heard this evening. The Japs have certainly started off with a swing, but he who laughs last....and when Uncle Sam going gunning for the murderers from the land of the Rising Sun, hon. sun will soon be in descending position!!