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Beauty Leaders R/T Log

One hour's patrol on Maidstone Line 18th March 1941

 0916   Beauty Leader to Anteater:   Are you receiving me?

           Anteater to Beauty Leader:   Receiving you loud and clear. Are you receiving me?

           B.L. to A.   Receiving you loud and clear also. Understand patrol MICA Angels 9.

           A. to B.L.   Angels 11.

           B.L. to A.   Understand patrol MICA Angels 11. Is this correct?

           A. to B.L.   Correct.

 0919  A. to B.L.   Zero in 10 seconds (given). Pipsqueaker in.

           A. to Beauty Pipsqueaker:   Zero received. Pip in.

           Beauty Pipsqueaker:   O.K.

0920   Voice:   Put your wheels up.

           B.L. to K.   How many behind me?

           K. to B.L.   3 more coming up.

           B.L. to K.   Come on Q, get up there!

           K. to B.L.   Q is weaver.

           B.L. to K.   What the Hell is he doing on my left then?

0926   B.L.   Turning right, go!

           B.L. to A.   Have you any information for me?

           A. to B.L.   No, nothing at all. Just cruise around.

           B.L. to K. O.K.

0944   A. to B.L. Do not forget to saunter.

           B.L. to A.   O.K.

0958   B.L. to A.   Have you any further information for me?

           A. to B.L.   No, nothing for you.

           B.L. to A.   O.K. This is rather boring.

           A. to B.L.   Your message received rather sympathetically.

1006   Voice:   2 aircraft leaving the formation.

           B.L.   Who are they?

           Voice.   One has rejoined, the other is going down; G. I think.

           B.L. to G.   Why have you left the formation?

           G. to B.L.   I lost you in the sun.

           B.L. to G.   You are very stupid. Come up again.

           B.L. to Y2.   Stop b..g…g about and join formation.

           Y2 to B.L.   Coming up now; I see you.

1007   B.L. to A.   Are you getting the pips O.K.?

           A. to B.L.   Yes, thank you.

           Y2 to B.L.   I am now back in formation.

           B.L. to Y2.   O.K.

           B.L. to A.   Are you getting a squeak with the pip?

           A. to B.L.   No, everything O.K.

           B.L. to A.   Am getting a lot of interference with the pip.

           B.L. to Pipsqueaker:   Pip out and let someone else pip in.

           B.L. to A.   Give B2 fresh zero.

1011   A. to B.L.   Zero in 50 seconds. (Given). Pip in.

           A. to B2.   Was my zero received?

           A. to B.L.   Was that O.K.?

           B.L. to A.   Say again please.

           A. to B.L.   I say again: Did B2 receive my zero and P/S?

           B2 to A.   No, did not receive your zero P/S. Please give another.

1012   A. to B2   O.K., zero in 50 seconds.

1013   A. to B2   Zero in 9 seconds. (Given). P/S in.

           B2 to A.   Zero received. Pip in.

           A. to B2   O.K.

1019   B.L. to A.   Have you any information for me?

           A. to B.L. Yes, you will be relieved very shortly now.

           B.L. to A. Thank Heavens for that!

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