There is a wealth of further info available on the subject of escape and evasion – below we’ve listed some of our favourite books, sites, museums and dealers. The list is by no means exhaustive – enjoy!
Site | Synopsis | |
1. | http://www.escape-maps.com | This website recounts the histories of British silk maps and US cloth maps prepared for the Army Air Forces and Navy, as well as the two US organizations that prepared the escape maps, the Army Map Service and the Aeronautical Chart Service. |
2. | http://www.ww2escapelines.co.uk | The WW2 Escape Lines Memorial Society is dedicated to the ‘helpers’, escapers and evaders who either organised or used the escape lines of mainland Europe during WW2. Our membership is made up of former WW2 ‘helpers’, escapers and evaders, their families and friends, historians, researchers, and others who are interested in our aims.Our aim is to preserve and commemorate the memory of the ‘helpers’ of the escape lines and of the ‘helpers’ who worked alone, in order to teach successive generations about their vital role in WW2 |
3. | http://www.rafinfo.org.uk/rafescape/ | Royal Air Forces Escaping Society 1945-95 official website |
4. | http://evasioncomete.org | The most exhaustive site about the airmen helped in their evasion by the Comet Network (World War II) |
5. | https://www.spymuseum.org | The International Spy Museum (Washington DC, USA) is a private non-profit museum dedicated to the tradecraft, history and contemporary role of espionage, featuring the largest collection of international espionage artifacts currently on public display. |
6. | https://www.militaryintelligencemuseum.org/ | The Military Intelligence Museum. The museum exists to tell the story of British military intelligence from the Napoleonic era onwards. Their displays reveal the tactics, techniques and equipment and the incredible stories of the men and women who have carried out their vitally important tasks across the years, often in secret, with courage and determination, but always without fanfare. |
7. | https://www.historicflyingclothing.com | Suppliers of high quality vintage flying clothing, equipment and kit since 1993. |
8. | http://www.airministrymilitaria.com | A wide range of WW2 and WW1 aviation and military collectables, including escape and evasion. |
9. | http://www.ww2rafcollection.co.uk | A fantastic display of RAF, RCAF, SAAF flying log books, medals, aircrew trade items and escape kit. |