The month ended with gladdening news for some more of the flying personnel. All the "old" Air gunners, with a few exceptions are to return to the Union by Junkers on Tuesday,
Major O'Brien conveying this news to an overjoyed group of Air Sergeants who had been mournfully sipping their beer in the Mess a few moments previously. The Adj. who had just returned from CAIRO with these tidings suddenly found himself in the centre of a group of Sergeants, transformed into an animated, laughing and talking circle of men all pressing him to celebrate the occasion in accustomed fashion!
This is now the month-end and as has been done previously the activities of the month are reviewed:
General
Health has maintained a high standard among all ranks. Better food and living conditions have helped to restore many of those who were feeling "off” at the end of the last month and the position is very satisfactory at the moment. The present period is of course a difficult one. Those men who have been with the squadron since its inception and have experienced the rigours of the Libyan campaign do not take kindly to the seemingly monotonous routine of a “base camp” and many of them, too will be eligible for return to the Union in less than three months. So a great deal, in regard to the morale and spirit of the Squadron will depend on work having to be done to aircraft, either our own or types similar to the aircraft we may expect at some future date. To attempt to keep men interested in odd moments of sport, and four hundred of them at that, is no easy task – for dusty gales are by no means an encouragement for bored personnel to remain any longer in camp than is absolutely essential!
However the prospect of having aircraft to service or assemble remains, and with it the hopes. of re-creating once again the happy, healthy atmosphere of competitive workmanship in the Squadron.