[USA: 1942-45.] An interesting USAAF Airman's Escape pack, comprising: 1. A small brown canvas carrying bag with a small 48 star US National flag sewn on the outside, draw string. 275 x 195mm. (11 x 8 inches.) 2. An AAF colored rayon aeronautical map, double-sided, with a map of the Northern Philippines on one side and South East China on the verso. 3. A small 48 star cotton flag patch, backed on later green cloth. a few small holes. 175 x 275mm (8 x 11 inches.) 4. A plastic compass accommodated in the top of a torch, the inside of the body filled with matches. Height 80mm. 3 inches. An interesting grouping, part of a pilots escape pack, comprising useful tools in the event of a pilot having to ditch or come down in enemy territory.
[USA: 1942-45.] An interesting USAAF Airman's Escape pack, comprising: 1. A small brown canvas carrying bag with a small 48 star US National flag sewn on the outside, draw string. 275 x 195mm. (11 x 8 inches.) 2. An AAF colored rayon aeronautical map, double-sided, with a map of the Northern Philippines on one side and South East China on the verso. 3. A small 48 star cotton flag patch, backed on later green cloth. a few small holes. 175 x 275mm (8 x 11 inches.) 4. A plastic compass accommodated in the top of a torch, the inside of the body filled with matches. Height 80mm. 3 inches. An interesting grouping, part of a pilots escape pack, comprising useful tools in the event of a pilot having to ditch or come down in enemy territory.
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