A.A.F. CLOTH CHART. No. NJ 52 & No. NJ 53. No. NJ 52 KEIJO [KOREA & JAPAN & No.

Washington D.C. 1943-44, Army Map Service.Silk color maps, 2 sides = 2 maps, circa 63 x 63.5 c m., NJ 50: FIRST EDITION 1943; NJ 51: Second edition 1944, both AMS 2 type maps, fine condition, exceptionally clean & bright, folded as issued. fix not this map info. . *** *** *** . . . MAP OF MANCHURIA, NORTH EAST CHINA & KOREAN AREAS . . . ORIGINAL WORLD WAR 2 "E & E" ["ESCAPE & EVASION"] . . . SURVIVAL MAP . . . USED BY "U.S. ARMY AIR FORCES [A.A.F.] "FLYING TIGERS" . . . PILOTS & AIR CREW OF THE 14TH & 23 AIR FORCES . . . THROUGHOUT CHINA 1942-1945 . . . *** A.A.F.[Army Air Force] issue, shows: NORTH EAST CHINA, MANCHURIA & KOREA, . Maps: NJ 50: PEKING AND SURROUNDING AREAS. TIENTSIN, GULF OF CHILI, MOUTH OF THE HUANG HO [Yangtse] RIVER, LAI CHOU BAY & TSINAN. With two magnetic compasses. . NL 51: NORTH EAST CHINA, MANCHURIA, KOREA, LIAONING PENINSULA, JAPANESE KWANTUNG LEASED TERRITORY, DAIREN, RYOJUN [PORT ARTHUR], PECHILI STRAIT, SHANTUNG, THE NORTH-EAST CHINA COAST & THE WEST COAST OF KOREA. With four magnetic compasses. . *** This map shows a good portion of the areas held by the Japanese during the Sino-Japanese war, beginning in 1937 through August, 1945. . * Both sides of the maps show from left 120 degrees to 126 degrees east; from 40 degrees north south to 36 degrees. . With legend key, index to adjoining sheets, inset "index to boundaries" in Manchuria, Korea, China and the Yellow sea. With glossary of Chinese & Korean words. Key to altitude tints, chart from sea level to over 2500 meter in height by colors. Scale: 1:1,000,000, with miles, kilometers & nautical miles. Legend to various features found on the map, roads, railroads, provincial boundaries, telegraph lines, radio stations &c. . With an "Index to Boundaries:" on each map: . NJ 50: Hopeh, Gulf of Chili, Shantung, Chahar, Shansi & Honan. . NJ 51: Manchuria, Korea, China & Yellow Sea [Huang Hai] . *** CONDITION: The maps are in excellent, unused condition, there are no stains or other flaws. . *** This map was part of the U.S. Army Air Force & Naval flyers "E & E" [Escape and Evasion] survival kit, printed on thick silk parachute cloth. . These maps were often worn as neck scarves by fighter pilots and other air crew members as scarves for warmth and to insure if they went down the map would be available to escape and evade the enemy. . Each air crew member carried among other survival supplies, a .38 or .45 caliber pistol, survival knife, a signal mirror [stainless steel or glass], compass and basic food rations, fishing kit, water purification tablets, minor medical supplies; the whole kit was tucked into the pant pocket of the flight suit. . The majority of these perishable maps have been lost during World War II. Few survived the attrition rate of war, time and bad climate. This map was given to American fliers in the Pacific war against Japan. It was the "last hope", to insure downed fliers had a chance to navigate their way back to friendly forces. . *** NJ 50: Hopeh, Gulf of Chili, Shantung, Chahar, Shansi & Honan. . NJ 51: Manchuria, Korea, China & Yellow Sea [Huang Hai] . *** CONDITION: The maps are in excellent, unused condition, there are no stains or other flaws. . *** SURVIVAL MAP: . This map was part of the U.S. Army Air Force [A.A.F.] & Naval flyers "E & E" [Escape and Evasion] survival kit, printed on thick silk parachute cloth. . These maps were often worn as neck scarves by fighter pilots and other air crew members as scarves for warmth and to insure if they went down the map would be available as their "Last Hope" to evade and escape the Japanese enemy. . Each air crew member carried among other survival supplies, a .38 or .45 caliber pistol, survival knife, a signal mirror [stainless steel or glass], compass and basic food rations, fishing kit, water purification tablets, minor medical supplies; the whole kit was tucked into the pant pocket of the flight suit. . The majority of these perishable maps have been lost during World War 2. Few survived the attrition rate of war, time and sultry Asian climates. This map was given to American fliers in the Pacific war against Japan. It was the "last hope" & chance for downed fliers to navigate their way back to friendly forces. . *** 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. * http://www.escape-maps.com/escape_maps/history_of_wwii_us_cl oth_escape_maps.htm#3.___Asiatic_Series . * .