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Gives personal details, enlistment dates, recommendation for training as aircrew and list of postings. Killed 24 September 1940.

Retrospective after the death in a crash during a flight from RAF Kinloss on 24 September 1940. Author knew Ian Hay's sister well and writes of visiting his grave in Inverness. Mentions cairn raise by Hay's father near crash site and finding out more…

A woman wearing an overcoat holding onto part of a memorial headstone for grave of Ian Hay in Inverness. Upper part of stone is fashioned as a propeller blade. On the reverse 'In August 1975 Peter and I stayed in Inverness and visited the Hay Clan…

Full length image of an airman wearing flying suit, boots, helmet and goggles standing outside a wooden hut.

Full length image of an airman wearing flying suit, boots, helmet and goggles standing on grass outside a wooden hut.

Head and shoulders portrait of Ian Hay (1921 -1940, 906233 Royal Air Force) wearing tunic and side cap. Signed 'Greville, Maidenhead'.

Head and shoulders portrait of an airman wearing flying suit with collar, helmet and goggles. Two versions of the same image.

Biographical details of Sheila Brygman nee Hay family and interaction with Peter and Cynthia Field

Author writes to inform him concerning the accident in which his son, who was flying as a wireless operator, was killed. Details eye witness accounts of aircraft diving into ground and all crew were killed. Court of enquiry were unable to determine…

A portrait of an airman wearing flying suit with collar, helmet and goggles mounted on the blade of a propeller. Includes close up of photograph.

Recounts Rhona's visit to Peter and Cynthia in September 2002 when she brought photograph of Ian Hay's grave. Four of Ian's crew were buried in same cemetery. At the bottom - an image of several monumental grave headstones.

List of photographs with some details. A list letters from Ian Hay to his grandmother. List of other letters from Jack Hay.

Covers family life, young adult life and connection to Cynthia and Peter Field as a WAAF at Huntingdon in 1941-42. Continues with description of life after the war, illness and meeting the Bahá'i faith in the 1970s. continues with account of later…

Technical document with description of valves, circuits and operation of equipment.

Technical notes.

Blank message form

States that 1594334 AC2 Allenby B was detained at the pay office.

Translation of meaning from Gaelic.

Top row left to right: a man wearing suit and tie standing on path with buildings behind.
A man sitting on a low wall in front of house and outbuildings.
A man wearing light suit standing in front of trees with buildings in the background.
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Three men wearing swimming trunks, two sitting, and one standing behind a woman standing wearing a dress. All on a rocky hillside. On the reverse 'Gower peninsular August 1938, P. Peter Lambert, Marigold, Tim Allen'.

Head and shoulders portrait of an airwoman wearing tunic with sergeants rank. On the reverse 'Cynthia Barry, Bomber Command 2 Group, Huntingdon 1942'. Two versions of the same image.

Head and shoulders portrait of a member of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force wearing tunic with sergeants rank.

Clipping of a head on view of an airborne Stirling.

Three-quarter length portrait of a seated airman wearing tunic.

Frost on cobwebs in a window.