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1-51-A-P-2......BEAUMONT SECTIONAL AERONAUTICAL CHART, JULY 1943......Sectional chart of Louisiana dated July 8, 1943......contains Lake Charles Army Air Field, this field was opened in January of 1943, and only operated until October of 1945.....they flew T-6's and P-40's there practicing aerial and ground gunnery....probably isn't much there to remind people of it...some penciled distance markings on chart from Palestine and Lufkin......very nice condition measuring 24" by 48".....wonder if this belonged to a P-40 Cadet?.....SOLD
2-51-A-P-2.......ELKO NEVADA SECTIONAL, 1950 ...Charts roughly along Hwy. 80 including Pyramid Lake, Ruby Mountains, Wendover.........a number of mines and small towns (ghost towns?) shown.........back side of chart includes various flight data.........dated March 15, 1950...used but in good shape....SOLD
3-51-A-P-2...........CHATTANOOGA SECTIONAL AERONAUTICAL CHART, SEPT. 9, 1943............... Well detailed 2' by 4' sectional chart of Chattanooga area (chart R-7), shows numerous dangerous areas, military airfields, beam airways, auxiliary military airfields, etc....borders Nashville-Charlotte-Birmingham-Little Rock charts......I don't see any wear , rips, or markings on this original one sided chart, better buy it while I got it'. .......SOLD


4-52-A-P-2..... AIRCRAFT PLOTTING SHEET 1928 ....Printed on heavy paper (one sided), this is marked at top 'AIRCRAFT PLOTTING SHEET' and has Official Seal ' Hydrographic Office US Navy'........published Wash. DC, Feb. 1928 under Authority of the Secretary Of The Navy............calibrated for Latitudes 18'-29' has Compass roses and marked lines of Lat and Long.......very neatly pencil marked on it are 'Points', Ships, aircraft speed and wind triangles.......aircraft speeds of 100 MPH, ship spees 10 Knots, and varying wind speeds in Knots ...... from private collection of a 1920's-1940's pilot ....... folks this is probably similar to what Billy Mitchell used to plot his bombing run on Navy ships.......about 21" by 35"... light staining and tears at edges but overall good shape.... .SOLD
5-52-A-P-2........GENERAL MAP OF MEXICO CIRCA 1930'S......Another from private collection of TWA Captain Inman of 1930's.........14" by 18" full color map on light paper is neatly pencil marked with routes (obviously air routes) between cities such as Mazatlan-Borreon-Brownsville(USA)......I believe these were air-routes for TWA's DC-3's.......no dates on this chart, but I am estimating lates 1930's......good condition.....SOLD
6-52-A-P-2........DIJON FRANCE WWII EUROPE AIR CHART.........This 24" by 32" single side chart of Eastern France (South of Paris) gives topographical data, cities, roads, waterways, etc...(plus at one symbol near Chalon that I do not recognize).......published by the British War Office, who promulgated virtually all mapping of Europe during WWII, including those used by US Forces....dated 1943.....map shows wear and a large light stain in the lower right hand corner...1:500,000 scale...fair overall condition.....SOLD
7-51-P-A-2..........SHREVEPORT SECTIONAL AERONAUTICAL CHART........ Dated Feb. 10. 1950, original and official flight chart..... measures about 2' by 4' large and goes from around Boswell to Oakland (no not in CA!) to Pimola to Cayuga........ back side of chart has a listing of aerodromes on the chart, as well as a legend, and various usefull data.........although this chart appears used, its still in good shape ...........SOLD



8-52-P-A-2.........ROYAL AIR FORCE WARTIME FLIGHT MAP OF GREAT BRITAIN.........Original RAF chart measures about 2' by just under 3' and covers a square area containing a portion of the English Channel, London, and as far North as Oakham, .......interesting, this map shows an entire length of Eng. Channel coastline, with numerous outlets, rivers, cities etc.......although the English didn't seem to garnish their charts during wartime too much with anything that could be used against them by the enemy, it does appear this chart is a 1942 edition, and is marked RAF, and gives various aviation related information.........printed on a heavy paper with an interesting woven looking backside..... used but in good condition.......WWII history............$42
9-34-A-P-2.............. BAGHDAD AIR MAP, 1935 .......... In a twist of irony, this chart was published 'at the War Office'in 1928, then 2nd. Edition 1935.....Copyright Crown (London)........scale 1:1,000,000.....marked simply 'Baghdad' at top of chart......British chart used various sources including both British Surveys, Iraqi Desert Surveys, Air Headqrs., and Amer. Geog. Soc, of New York......measures 27" by 33" on oiled cloth...... air information such as aerodrome, airship station,air corridor, seaplane aerodrome, topographical, lat/long., villages, rivers, important ruins, swamp, etc. its all on here........perhaps more interestingly, this chart was owned originally by a US Commercial Pilot (who's collection this is from and named is on chart) that had marked in red pencil a 312 SM (statute mile) air route to Asibi Hill.......at bottom o f chart is legend for all of chart, which is broken down into subcategroeis including REFERENCE TO AIR INFORMATION .... some markings, obviously used but fair/good condition....... SOLD

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10-52-A-P-2......WWII AIR CHART, KOLBERG (POLAND)........24" by 30" single side full color topographical chart of Kolberg area (home of the last German WWII propaganda film)......also contains Bornholm, and Solvesborg area.....1:500,000 scale...by the British War Office (who handled large part of WWII mapping duties), this is a second edition dated 1942 (first ed. was 1940).. in very good condition.......SOLD
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