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Enginemen altogether there must be over 5000 Men in this Depot. A lot of our Mechanics have been employed in the Workshops fitting Engines & Repairs all the Week. We parade at 7.50 am & march off at 7.45 am to the Amunition Hangar's & work till 12 noon & return for Dinner until 2 Pm & load again until 4.40 Pm when we marched home finished for the Day. Every Evening this week we have been visited by an Aeroplane coming from the West & travelling to the East. He arrives here while we are having Tea, he goes over in the Morning with an Old Aeroplane to England & returns with a new one in the Evening & also drop correspondence to Headquarters here. Yesterday Saturday he gave us a splendid Exhibition of Flying he would hover around & around & then he would soar up a good height & loop the loop for us several Times. It was marvellous work & all hands appreciated his efforts. Once he came down to about 25 ft & we gave him a great cheer. He gives us a display of Volplaning every evening last week but last