Winged Boot: Escape and Evasion in World War II
DAYTON, Ohio - Early World War II escape map made of tissue. Ernest Tyndall, a P-47 pilot in the 19th Fighter Squadron, carried this silk escape map while flying missions from Saipan and Ie Shima in 1944-45. Kenneth Schmidt, an A-26 Invader gunner, carried this silk map of Holland, Belgium, France and Germany. This British manufactured escape map depicts the French road network. These items are on display in the "Winged Boot: Escape and Evasion in World War II" exhibit in the World War II Gallery at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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