COLD WAR PERIOD RAF " SILK " ESCAPE AND EVASION MAP OF MARSEILLE & TUNIS 1953
Item History & Price
A RARE ORIGINAL COLD WAR PERIOD DOUBLE SIDED BEMBERG SILK RAF ESCAPE AND EVASION MAP OF MARSEILLE AND TUNIS. ISSUED TO RAF AIRCREW DURING THE COLD WAR WITH THE USSR AND EASTERN BLOC COUNTRIES. DESIGNED TO ASSIST IN ESCAPE AND EVASION SHOULD A PILOT HAVE TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT IN THE EVENT OF WAR. MADE FROM BEMBERG SILK (A VERY THIN SILK LIKE MATERIAL) FOR SILENT USE AND EASE OF CONCEALMENT. &nb...sp; PUBLISHED BY THE WAR OFFICE 1953 AND REVISED 1955. HAS GLOSSARY IN ITALIAN, ALGERIAN AND TUNISIAN. EXCELLENT UNISSUED CONDITION.AN INTERESTING RELIC FROM THIS DANGEROUS PERIOD OF THE 20th CENTURY.
APPROX. SIZE 29inches. x 23.5inches.
APPROX. SIZE 29inches. x 23.5inches.
