Series 01 Part 02: Hughes family correspondence, 3 April 1917-22 September 1918 - Page 290
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they owe their very freedom.
I have also had your two cables. I did not post any letter by the "Audania" as far as I can make out so I dont think any of mine will be lost.
For a week after my last letter the weather was awfully "dud" but I was kept busy all the time getting all sorts of jobs done in the flight. I have spent much time on my own machine & have it very well fitted up. I have designed all sorts of little fittings such as a map board so arranged that the observer need not get inside his cockpit to look at it, and a seat for the observer that automatically folds up as soon as he stands up & so leaves him plenty of room to swing his gun. Now my machine is complete in almost every detail and I have called it "Peter" after the little darling boy – the name is painted on the machine. I have also