Information on period pilot maps

[WTE_Galway]

I have not seen pilots maps from the period but worked with old maps dating back to the 19th Century when I was younger and employed by the New South Wales Crown Lands Office.

The maps I used were printed on paper and took several forms:

1. plain folded paper maps
2. paper maps glued to boards (not suited to flying clearly)
3. linen backed paper maps, the maps were glued to linen. The linen backing was cut into squares about A4 in size before attaching allowing the maps to fold along the gaps between the linen.
4. folded paper maps with a waxy surface for waterproofing
5. Survey plans drawn directly on starched linen.



Surely someone can just ask a veteran ?

BTW I have some partial copies of German maps of South East England from 1940 in an older book I can link up if they are any use.

[Tbag]

Not excactly what you want but I thought it might help:




Higher res one available if needed. Displayed at the Tangmere museum, probably they know more?!

[WTE_Galway]

Originally Posted by Tbag

Not excactly what you want but I thought it might help:


Higher res one available if needed. Displayed at the Tangmere museum, probably they know more?!

1943 Escape map.

Silk maps were common for escape maps but much less likely to have been used as a general pilots map.

The escape maps were interesting. Aside from maps in tunic linings, there were playing cards with maps inside when soaked in water, gramophone records with silk escape maps sandwiched inside them, brass uniform buttons containing a concealed compass, escape boots that had a wire saw in the boot laces and a compass in the heal.

However I am pretty sure all of the escape maps, silk or otherwise, date from a much LATER period of the war than the Battle of Britain.

[KG26_Alpha]

Luthier check your PM plz

[major_setback]

I don't know what resolution you need, I presume very high. I'll post these though:

http://www.blitzandpeaces.co.uk/Muse...CAPE%20MAP.JPG

[major_setback]

Edit: Normandy invasion map:


Parts...

http://snyderstreasures.com/images/u...apNormandy.jpg

http://snyderstreasures.com/images/u...MapHolland.jpg

http://snyderstreasures.com/images/u...yCMapDover.jpg

http://snyderstreasures.com/images/u...DayCMapKey.jpg

Total:

http://snyderstreasures.com/images/u...DDayCMapOA.jpg

[luthier]

Thanks everyone for your help, but I still need more help with this. We didn't have questions about the map contents per se. We're actually pretty good on the content. We already have a high-res map of our area, which is what would be printed. We just don't know what to print it on, and how to print it.

And I'm still not sure whether this would need to be on cloth, silk, or paper. But since no one seemed to know much about these even on a forum full of aviation experts, I'm guessing the materials won't be a major deal, as long as the map itself is good.

[dali]

Ilya, fascimile of the map (and other things)

BOB

used by spitfire pilots is on its way to Oleg.