A note from the Editors: Since posting the last letter, we have found out, via the Great War forum , that '34 RS', was in fact No34 Reserve Squadron, where Oliver would have received his advanced flying training. This letter is undated, but is very near the end of Oliver's training at Ternhill. By this stage he must have been a proficient pilot, not only to be doing long cross country flights but also giving Officers joyrides! 34 RS RFC Ternhill (‘Royal Flying Corps, Market Drayton‘ on headed paper) Monday Dear Mother Since last writing very little has happened to speak of. I have been doing about an hour a day flying but little else. The rest of my time I spend lazing round & going for walks but the latter seem to have lost their interest since I lost my pup. On Friday I took up two officers who had never been up befor, & it was really quite funny to see the way in which they went on when they came down. They got as far as having heated argument