Title: USAF Cold War silk escape/evasion map—ONC-J-7—Oman—Saudi Arabia—Trucial UAE 1969 Description: ONC J-7 — Operational Navigation Chart— scale 1:1,000,000— For Official Use Only. [Muscat and Oman / Gulf of Oman / Arabian Sea sector // Saudi Arabia / Southern Yemen sector—Muscat and Oman, Saudi Arabia, Southern Yemen, and Trucial States]. A Cold War era fabric Operational Navigation Chart—For Official Use Only—Muscat and Oman // Saudi Arabia, Southern Yemen, Trucial State, reproduced from ONC J-7 and issued 1970. Fabric escape-and-evasion maps were developed during the Second World War by the British military intelligence organisation MI9, notably under the direction of Christopher Clayton Hutton. A prolific inventor of gadgets for covert military and espionage use, Hutton is also thought to have been one of the inspirations for Ian Fleming’s conception of Q Branch. Printed on both sides of rayon cloth, such maps were durable, silent in use, and easily concealed. Originally issued to airmen for use if shot down behind enemy lines, escape maps were later also supplied to Special Forces, and were notably used by the SAS during the 1991 Gulf War. The present Anglo-American example was published by the US Air Force during the Dhofar Rebellion, but is based on British G.S.G.S. mapping, as indicated by the printed instruction to refer corrections to the Ministry of Defence, London. One side maps Muscat and Oman, and part of the Trucial States; the reverse covers part of Saudi Arabia & Yemen, preserving the political geography of south-eastern Arabia shortly before the formation of the United Arab Emirates. . Reproduced and amended by Survey Production Center, Royal Engineers from GSGS Misc 350 (UK War Office). Published Published 1969. Printed March 1970. Cold War era double-sided GSGS/US Air Force silk fabric escape and evasion map. Size 106 x 78 cm | 41.5 x 30.5 inches. Condition: Good; suitable for framing. The nature of the map is such that the printing on the reverse side shows through to the front somewhat. Please check the scan for any blemishes prior to making your purchase. Please contact us if you would like to arrange to view this map. This is a folding map. The map is printed on both sides. Tags: 1969, Aeronautical Chart & Information Center US Air Force, Arabia, Map, Military maps, Muscat, Oman, Saudi, Saudi Arabia, War Office, Yemen
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