[Smudger Smith]

I have had first hand experience of copies of the Air 50 Combat Reports going ‘missing’ likewise Escape and Evasion Reports. While on a recent trip to the NA I was asked by a friend in Australia to view four Escape & Evasion reports, I made detailed notes of the reference & file numbers, a follow-up trip to the NA three weeks latter (to have them copied) resulted in these reports ‘disappearing’ from the relevant folder. I asked an assistant if they had been removed for a reason, (pre-booked, copied etc) she assured me they were not in reprographics or being copied or had been pre-ordered. I informed her that they were in the folder three week previous; I am saddened to report this individual’s response was not what I had expected.If these irreplaceable documents are being stolen, which I am sure they are, I feel we should all be on our guard and report these thieves to the relevant authorities. Moan over. Steve