Original British WWII Royal Air Force and Ground Forces Map Lot - 6 Maps 81mm Mortar At the commencement of the

At the commencement of the raid on Pearl Harbor

Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal

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A very nice and rare example

Original British WWII Royal Air Force and Ground Forces Map Lot - 6 Maps 81mm Mortar At the commencement of theOriginal Items: Only One Lot of 6 Available. For operations which demanded co operation between both ground and air forces, it was essential that both branches of the military use the same map. This helped facilitate planning, briefing, and inter communication, as well as ensuring a common basis for referencing map coordinates. Maps used for such operations, therefore, had to meet the needs of all parties involved. The Royal Air Force (R. A. F.)