44 A/B. A: INDIA [Part Of] BURMA [North West]. B: BURMA [North East] SIAM [Thail

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[London 1944, Geographical Section, General Staff]. Silk cloth, 62 x 97 cm.,very clean bright copy, 2 tiny holes else solid, folds to 9 x 13.5 cm., color printed 2 side,2 maps in all. Issued by MI 9 FIRST & ONLY RARE EDITION . . *** **** *** . . . . ORIGINAL WORLD WAR 2 ROYAL AIR FORCE [RAF] 1944 . . . "E & E" ["ESCAPE & EVASION" SILK SURVIVAL MAP . . . BURMA, SIAM & FRENCH-INDO CHINA [VIETNAM], . . . YUNNAN [SOUTH CHINA] & THE TIP OF INDIA. . . . WITH INSET OF ADJACENT AREA MAPS: 44 A,B,C,D,J & K: . . . OF BURMA, SIAM, CAMBODIA, LAOS, S.VIETNAM & INDIA . . *** MAP 44 A: Shows Arrang & Sibsagar at the north, down to Minbu, Magwe & Tayetmyo in the south. From west to east: Chittagong Hill Tracts to Maymyo, Mandalay et al. . * MAP 44 B: Showing from the north southward: Hkamti Long, Nung & Lihsaw and Weishi. Utmost south: Mong Rai, Kaarenni, Aiam & French Indo China. From west to east: Kodaung Hill Tracts, Tawngpeng to Meikia, Mengli, Muong Sing & Rabang. . * An important World War 2 British Intelligence MI-9 "E & E" [Escape & Evasion"] map. Created and designed for RAF [Royal Air Force] & shared with U.S.A.A.F. [U.S. Army Air Force] pilots & flight crews fighting against the common Japanese enemy. . This map and others of the adjacent areas were carried by allied flyers in the "C.B.I." ["CHINA-INDIA-BURMA] theaters of war. Used also by "A.V.G." ["AMERICAN VOLUNTEER GROUP"] later known as the famous "FLYING TIGERS]" of the United States FOURTEENTH & TWENTY-THIRD ARMY AIR FORCES [AAF] in Burma and throughout China. . *** British RAF and American AAF pilots cooperated in 1941-1942 fighting the onslaught of Japanese invading South China: Hong Kong, Kwangtung [Guangzhou], Kuangsi [Guangxi], French Indo-China [Hanoi & S. Vietnam], Thailand [Siam], Singapore and Burma. . The allies shared resources and targets in the early years of this beginning campaign against Japanese ground, air force and targets of opportunity. . Allied pilots and air crew carried this silk area map, as well as other related A.A.F. cloth maps to provide 'hope' for down airmen. The map assisted airman finding friendly lines, and make their way back to safe havens. . This kind of map, printed on thick silk was commonly worn as a flyer's neck scarf during combat flight missions. Some also wore a "Survival Vest" loaded with other valuable emergency use rations, pistol & equipment designed to help airmen's "E & E" [Escape & Evasion], using these kinds of silk maps to return to friendly lines. . *** CONDITION: This map is fairly clean with a very small 'tone' area in upper right corner of sheet B, it may just be some of the usual 'transfer' of pale color from the upper folded part on this, as it is a similar tone. The two old mended small splits appear to be firm and solid. The edges are a bit frayed as usual, by and large an excellent example of a vintage and exceptionally RARE World War 2 silk map. . *** Color photos are posted to our website. . *** REFERENCES: . BALDWIN, R.E. et al.: LAST HOPE THE BLOOD CHIT STORY. * DOLL, John G.: CLOTH MAPS, CHARTS AND BLOOD CHITS OF WORLD WAR 2. * search: escape-maps.history_of_wwii.___Asiatic_Series . *.…

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44 A/B. A: INDIA [Part Of] BURMA [North West]. B: BURMA [North East] SIAM [Thail
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[WAR OFFICE, GREAT BRITIAN.] [RAF MAP]
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CHINA SOCIAL SCIENCE, KOREA, YUNNAN PROVINCE

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