I left Glemsford at 7 a.m. by car on that day for what was to be a rather special day at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford.

My ongoing task was to supervise the restoration of the Museum's Hurricane fighter and on this day we were to install the Rolls Royce Merlin engine. At 8. 00 we started: after checking the lifting tackle and equipment, we began the lift at 8.30. It was an anxious time while the engine swung precariously 10 ft. above us but all went smoothly and it was lowered safely into place about 9 a.m..

After securing the engine we spent the rest of the morning preparing other parts of the aircraft for future fitment. After lunch at 2 p.m. the rest of the working day was spent telephoning orders for spares, liaising with other museum staff and administrative work.

I left at 4 p.m. and after a brief stop at an engineering firm in Haverhill, I arrived back in Glemsford at 5 p.m.. After catching up with my wife and daughter's day over dinner, I worked in the garden for 2 hours. Finally the remainder of the day was spent relaxing with a cool beer and writing this narrative before bed!