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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 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.

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

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.

Postcard to Mrs J. V. Hay from her husband. He writes of his journey from Paris to Cannes, the weather and the flowers and trees coming into bloom.

Postcard to Mrs J. V. Hay from her husband who writes about the weather, being at the beach and visiting Gorge du Loup and the village of Gourdon.

Postcard to Mrs J. V. Hay from her husband. He writes about the weather and taking a boat out across the bay.

Postcard to Mrs J. V. Hay from her husband who writes that he is going from Bordeaux to Marseille the next day, about the weather and mentions that the photograph is Vernet les Bain in the Pyrenees.

Postcard to Rona Hay from her father who writes that the photograph is of the town where he lives now and hopes to take her there sometime.

Postcard to Rona Hay from her father. He explains to her that in Spain they use oxen to plough the fields rather than horses.

Postcard to Rona Hay from her father. He writes that he has been sailing in the sunshine and that there are lots of little girls on the sand.

Postcard to Rona Hay from her father. He tells her how long it took for him to fly back from England to Marseilles.