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A ration book issued to JV Hay

Rhona Hay and her mother on a dinghy with a black and white dog.
Identified as Cookham in information supplied with the collection.

Three images of Rhona Hay as a toddler. Identified as Cookham in information supplied with the collection.

This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.

The Hay's home, Coruisk, in Cookham.

This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.

Ian in RAF uniform sitting on a lawn. Information supplied with the collection identifies the location as Cookham.

This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.

Six airmen in Sidcot suits and goggles in front of a wooden hut. The group includes Ian Hay.

This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.

A view of the chateau from the stern of a ship with an RAF flag flying. On the reverse 'Chateau d'If'.

A view of a Short Stirling taken from the starboard/ front side. On the reverse 'Stirling 46 sqdn Merignac'.

Two story art-deco building identified as 'Merignac Mess 137 SP' on the reverse.

Three Stirlings and a Halifax on the grass apron. In the foreground eight ground crew and a small hut. On the reverse 'Merignac'.

The four are in a library. The two WAAFs are in a discussion and the two airmen are standing looking at books. On the reverse is handwritten 'RCAF HQ London 1944' and printed 'Royal Canadian Air Force Photography'.

A view from Ben Aigan across the river to Rothes.

Two images of the crash site of Ian Hay's Whitley.

Ian's Grave in an Inverness cemetery. The inscription reads
"In Loving Memory of
Sergt Ian de S E Hay
Air Gunner Royal Air Force
Only Son of Squadron Leader
J V hay & Sydney Agnes Hay
Killed in Active Service 24th Sept 1940 Aged 19
Never…

Half-length portrairt of Ian Hay in sidcot suit and goggles.

An airman sitting on the tail of a Stirling. Additional information supplied with the collection comments 'Merignac. May be Rhona Hays Father JV Hay'.

The viaduct before it was destroyed by the Germans in August 1944.