Friday 21 June 1918 – Spanish Flu

Greg’s flu – ‘Merville Fever’ as he called it yesterday – continued.   Today he said it was Spanish Flu.  Unsurprisingly, he did not fly. Diary Friday June 21st. Stayed in bed all day.  (Known in England as ‘Spanish Flu’.) Spanish Flu Greg equates what was evidently known within 42 Squadron as ‘Merville Fever’ with Spanish … Continue reading Friday 21 June 1918 – Spanish Flu