Original U.S. WWII Airborne "Zones of France" D-Day Silk Map - Dated March 1944 - WEA Western European Area 16th Century upper gunner

upper gunner

The grip eagle is the "high-necked" type with the beak pointing slightly up

bare no markings

Twelve classes were conducted with fifty pilots trained including four pilots trained to be Strike Rescue Instructors capable of providing training to HS squadrons

to aid United Nations forces in Korea

Original U.S. WWII Airborne "Zones of France" D-Day Silk Map - Dated March 1944 - WEA Western European Area 16th Century upper gunnerOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a rare hard to find March 1944 dated "Zones of France", Scale 1: 2. 000. 000, silk map. On D Day, this map was mainly worn by US airborne troops around their neck. In February 1944, in preparation for D Day, the Intelligence School No. 9 (IS9) responsible for Western European Area (WEA) produced a second edition of the rayon map of France, printed in colors on one side, 1: 2. 000. 000 scale (1 cm for 20 km).