Original U.S. WWII 1943 Color Silk Double Side Escape Map 43/E and 43/F - Central Europe & Balkans Japanese Guns & Ordnance (Date obscured

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a metalware maker whose maker marks erm and ern have been seen on fuzes

The ramrod had a habit of falling out

A task force

Original U.S. WWII 1943 Color Silk Double Side Escape Map 43/E and 43/F - Central Europe & Balkans Japanese Guns & Ordnance (Date obscuredOriginal Item: Only One Available. In 1943 a series of cloth escape maps were produced that are immediately recognized by their vivid colors. These maps are of the European Theater and were issued to Allied pilots of the US, RAF, and RCAF. Printed by the company of John Waddington, Ltd, the maps consist of eight colors and are primarily at a scale of 1: 1,000,000 with larger scale inserts. There are ten sheets in this series, which are composites of