Original World War II. Mulberry Leaf Tissue Escape Map. World War Two SOE, Royal Air Force Pilots Escape Map of Northern France, Spain, and the Mediterranean. Scale 1:3,000,000. Rare early RAF / SOE map, printed on a special mulberry tissue like material, as opposed to the more commonly seen, silk or rayon type maps, this mulberry tissue has the same has the same thickness and appearance of tissue paper, but is not affected by water, it is also durable so can be folded and therefore more easily concealed. Issued to SOE operatives, RAF pilots and aircrews, maps like this would have possibly been smuggled into the P. Camps to aid prisoners on escape attempts. Map of Northern France, Spain and Mediterranean on one side, blank on its reverse. Genuine period original escape map in very nice condition. Please see pictures for details. Fast dispatch expertly packaged, sent via a tracked courier service. The item “ORIGINAL WW2 ROYAL AIR FORCE PILOTS MULBERRY ESCAPE MAP, FRANCE & SPAIN, D-DAY” is in sale since Sunday, June 16, 2019. This item is in the category “Collectables\Militaria\World War II (1939-1945)\Documents/ Maps”. The seller is “vintageandcollectablesco” and is located in Kent. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Map Type: Single Sided
- Modified Item: No
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
- Country/ Organization: Great Britain
- Issued/ Not-Issued: Issued
- Type: Documents & Maps
- Conflict: World War II (1939-1945)
- Service: Air Force
- Era: 1914-1945