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Recording Details: Donald MacKay T1 [Tape One]:

SIDE A 00:00:04 -- 00:09:02 Discussion about his Scottish ancestors in South Granville, his travels to Scotland, and the MacKay name; South Granville, Scots, ancestors, Granville, peat fires, Scotland, General Scobie MacKay, Seven Years War, 1840, MacKay. 

SIDE A 00:09:02 -- 00:11:49 Discussion about his ancestors coming to P.E.I. and his parents; 1840, Pictou, Granville, Hugh Forbes MacKay. 

SIDE A 00:11:49 -- 00:15:42 Discussion about the Presbyterian church in South Granville and the first organ there; Presbyterian Church, MacDonaldite Church, Free Church of Scotland, South Granville, church organ, tuning fork. 

SIDE A 00:15:42 -- 00:20:22 Discussion about traveling ministers and church unions; traveling ministers, church union, Pleasant Valley, Breadalbane, Rev. John MacKay, Kensington, churches, Methodist Church, Presbyterian Church, 1920s, United Church. 

SIDE A 00:20:22 -- 00:24:15 Discussion about the South Granville Presbyterian Cemetery, Scots living in that area, and the history of the MacKays; South Granville Presbyterian Cemetery, Corbett, Stirling Corbett, MacKay, Judge MacKay, MacKay. 

SIDE A 00:24:15 -- 00:27:12 A story about a MacKay on the Hector; Hector, Scotland, immigrants, MacKay, 1772, Richard MacKay, Pictou, People of the Hector. 

SIDE A 00:27:12 -- 00:28:52 Discussion about his wife Audrey Stevenson's family; Stevenson, Audrey MacKay, New Glasgow, Audrey Stevenson. 

SIDE A 00:28:52 -- 00:31:48 Discussion about crossing the Atlantic during WWII; WWII, sea biscuit, seasickness, aircrew, airmen. 

SIDE A ends at 00:31:48.

SIDE B 00:31:54 -- 00:33:21 Discussion about crossing the Atlantic during WWII continues; WWII, Queen Mary. 

SIDE B 00:33:21 -- 00:39:48 Discussion about serving in the RAF during WWII, with mention of training planes, serving as a bomb aimer, and machine guns; RAF, Air Force, WWII, Avro Lancaster, bomb aimer, bombardier. 

SIDE B 00:39:48 -- 00:42:43 Discussion about his ranks and wages in the RAF; aircrew, RAF, wages, warrant officer, Warrant Officer Class 1, WWII. 

SIDE B 00:42:43 -- 00:44:40 Discussion about USAF planes versus RAF planes; USAF, United States Air Force, WWII, Flying Fortress. 

SIDE B 00:44:40 -- 00:47:30 Discussion about D-Day; D-Day, bombers, WWII, RAF. 

SIDE B 00:47:30 -- 00:55:01 Discussion about the missions he flew during WWII, with mention of bombing Calais and a story about taking flak and planes being shot down; WWII, bombing missions, RAF, Calais, flak, casualties. 

SIDE B 00:55:01 -- 01:01:39 A story about a mission when flak blew a hole through his map and almost killed him; WWII, flak, RAF, air navigation. 

SIDE B 01:01:39 -- 01:03:11 Discussion about German planes; German planes, Me-110. 

SIDE B 01:03:11 -- 01:03:41 Discussion about his last mission; RAF, WWII. 
 Tape ends at 01:03:41.

Overview:

Interviewee(s):
MacKay, Donald B.

Playing Time:
01:03:41

Interview Date(s):
1995-12-13

Interview Summary:
This interview is with Donald B. MacKay of Cornwall and Kensington, P.E.I. In this interview Donald talks about his Scottish ancestors and their immigration to P.E.I., churches, traveling ministers, a MacKay on the Hector, his wife's family, crossing the Atlantic during WWII, serving in the RAF, bombing missions, planes, ranks and wages, and D-Day.

Place(s) Discussed:
Granville, PE; South Granville, PE; North Granville, PE; Pictou, NS; Scotland

Time(s) Discussed:
1840, 1920s, 1772, WWII

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