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A war time cook book.

This item is available only at the International Bomber Command Centre / University of Lincoln.

A letter offering sympathy on the death of Ian Hay from the King and Queen.

A telegram to all RAF units stating 'War has broken out with Germany only'.

RAF Form 543 with details of Ian Hay's service record.

Half length portrait of Ian Hay in uniform.

An airman standing on a garden path. He is wearing a hard hat and gas mask. The image is mounted on a cardboard mount.

Rhona Hay was a very young child during the war and lived with her mother while her father was away serving in the RAF. Her brother was also in the RAF and was killed during a training accident. She recalls the acceptance of the bombing and so on as…

The five are sitting and reading in a mess. On the reverse 'Royal Canadian Air Force Photography'.

A postcard to Mrs JV Hay from her husband. He describes driving up to 6000' in a jeep.

An invoice and receipt from a Cookham ironmonger for charging a battery, a cooker wick and oil.

The crash site of Sgt Ian Hay's Whitley P5006. The site is marked with an X on a copy of the Ordnance Survey map. The accompanying text is 'Ben Aigan Crash Coordinate NJ297492 Location Sandyhill Burn on slope of Ben Aigan (east of Rothes)'

Postcard to Mrs J. V. Hay from her husband telling of going into Spain and spending a few hours there where they were well received by the locals.

A postcard to Mrs VJ Hay from her husband. He describes his trip along the coast, visiting St Tropez.

Postcard to Mrs J. V. Hay from her husband. He writes that he has been to Toulouse but not a good trip as the hotel had no hot water and no lighting. He is now in Bordeaux where conditions are much better.

Postcard to Mrs J. V. Hay from her husband. He writes describing the picture on the postcard and that he will be going to Nice and Monte Carlo next.

Postcard to Mrs J. V. Hay from her husband. He writes that he drove a lorry and that he has received a lot of mail.

Postcard to Mrs VJ Hay from her husband. He writes about the weather and of having been out in a boat off the coast.

Postcard to Mrs J. V. Hay from her husband. He writes that he is going to Cannes, has no particular news at the moment and hoping to be home in two weeks time.

Postcard to Mrs J. V. Hays from her husband. He writes about breaking down east of Toulouse, the weather and going to Nice, La Tuchie and Monte Carlo where they went to a casino and had a look at the gambling tables.

Postcard to Mrs J. V. Hay from her husband who writes that he had a hectic drive covering 100 miles and about his sailing.

Postcard to Mrs J. V. Hay from her husband. He writes that the weather is warm, going to Cannes for the weekend and leaving for Paris on the following Monday. He also provides an address for her to write to.

Postcard to Mrs J. V. Hay from her husband. He writes that he has been to Gourdon but was not able to see the Gorge du Loup because of cloud cover and that he had been to St Raphael the previous day.

Postcard to Mrs J. V. Hay from her husband. He writes that he is packing and leaving Marseille for Paris that evening, that he went out in a boat the previous day and about the weather.

Postcard to Mrs J. V. Hay from her husband. He writes about his activities and the weather.

Postcard to Mrs J. V. Hay from her husband. He describes the picture on the postcard as having originally been a Phoenician fortress.