Original U.S. WWII Airborne "Zones of France" D-Day Silk Map - Dated March 1944 - WEA Western European Area 18th Century It also has the correct

It also has the correct "mortised cone" front sight

both halves of the loading lever

so often these are missing a lot of the paint

The aerodynamic effect also benefits aircraft which carry the bombs on external payload pylons

This example is a very nice specimen that still bears a broad arrow and what appears to be the date 1801 stamped into the wood stock

Original U.S. WWII Airborne "Zones of France" D-Day Silk Map - Dated March 1944 - WEA Western European Area 18th Century It also has the correctOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a rare hard to find March, 1944 dated "Zones of France", Scale 1: 2. 000. 000, silk map. On D Day, this map was mainly worn by US airborne troops around their neck. In February 1944, in preparation for D Day, the Intelligence School No. 9 (IS9) responsible for Western European Area (WEA) produced a second edition of the rayon map of France, printed in colors on one side, 1: 2. 000. 000 scale (1 cm for 20 km).