Squadron Diary

Date 14 December 1943
Details

TUESDAY, 14 DEC 1943

The Squadron stood down from operations and ground training carried out.  

Flying Training

None recorded.

ELSHAM WOLDS

Entertainment: ENSA performed Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night'. 

No.1 GROUP WEATHER

Day

Widespread fog; there were some clearances over the Wolds and the coast during the morning, and visibility rarely exceeded 200 yds in the Group area during the afternoon and evening.

Wind was slight and variable, or calm.

 

Night

Widespread fog with visibility of between 50 and 100 yds which improved gradually after 2200 to become 100 to 600 yds. The visibility improved local on high ground between 0100 and 0400. Cloud cover was 7-10/10 stratocumulus with a base of 1500 to 2000 ft, but the cover increased after midnight with patches of 800 ft or lower.

Winds were calm or light west-south-westerly.

 

 

   

 

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