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At last the end of hostilities. The Wing Commander however, decided to write
the comment on Wars end in pencil. Carolynne has explained ‘On the date
May 8, 1945 you will see the entry “End of World War II" but it is written in
pencil! When I asked Dad why it was in pencil, he said it was because no-one
actually believed it and assumed it would start up again in a few days!’.