Had three hours sleep in bed,
then up at 8 to be on the post at 9.
Cloudy and cool. Lots of Forts
circling which kept us busy. Saw in the
log that there were 9 ‘divers’ yesterday, which seemed to come in over
Bradwell.
Forts formed up and went off S.E.
then we could hear the sound of church bells faintly all along the valley, -
Stoke, Higham, and nearer at hand Boxted and Gt. Horkesley. Many larks singing. Field of oats traved near the Post. Everything is very dry now.
To Dedham this afternoon, where
everybody seemed very optimistic about ‘divers’ – considered the damage was not
so severe, and that the launching sites would soon be out of use. Personally cannot help thinking that there
must be many more launching sites much further east.
Left at 11.30 to go to the Post
again – second watch in 24 hours. Very
dark night, and clouds rolling up from the South. Had no cycle lamps, but trusted to luck not
to meet a policeman. Searchlights lying
low along the valley made a sort of green moonlight against the clouds.
As I went down the hill by Lt
Rivers the alarms sounded. There were
many ‘planes about, and masses of searchlights further west, and distant
gunfire. Then heard the chugging of a
‘diver’, some distance to the S., but it went on. An aircraft carrying headlamps like a car
came in and landed at Langham. Got to
the Post before one, and heard that two ‘divers’ had gone over, a little S. of
the town. They had not exploded anywhere
on our board. A few minutes later a huge
mass of bombers came in, back from a raid, each batch lit by a bunch of
searchlights. As the warning was still
on, thought how terrified people in the town must be, to hear such a roar of
aircraft. Was glad when “all-clear”
sounded in about 10 minutes.
Very dark morning for July, and
heavy clouds.
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