[COUNTERFEIT NAZI RATION STAMPS]Also included are sheets of now 'ultra rare' examples of counterfeit Nazi civilian ration stamps. These superb forgeries, complete with consecutive but bogus serial numbers were printed by the air propaganda section of The Ministry of Defence & were dropped in their thousands on various German targets with the intent of overwhelming the available supplies of the various foodstuffs metioned on the stamps. Possession or attempted use of these by anyone in wartime Germany was a serious offence with brutal punishment for those caught. The penalty for their use later in the war was increased to the death penalty.
[AIRDROPPED PROPAGANDA LEAFLETS]On many occasions during the air war over Europe it was decided to utilise the effects of moral reducing airborne leafleting. As bomb aimer, Stan Young was in charge of dropping large bundles of these leaflets from a chute in the aircraft. Here below and included with the group are some more examples of these leaflets. (There are seven different leaflets with the group) 
[BOMB AIMER CAMERA PHOTOGRAPHS] There are also about 20 really excellent bomb aimer target photos included. Most of these are identified and dated to particular targets in Germany. [BOMBING CHARTS & MAPS]Also included with the group are several hand produced & great quality bombing sortie maps which show in great detail the individual bombing raids undertaken up to sortie 24. These are very talented pictorial executions of great instructional & historical relevance. [CREW PHOTOGRAPHS] Also included in the assembly are several really excellent (named) crew / aircraft photographs from Stan's three units on all of which he's pictured and identified.[SUMMARY] The illustrated war diary which was laid down during 1942-1944 in an old marble cover business accounts ledger has been compiled in a "day by day / raid by raid" format. Stan's well written, personal and highly emotive narrative is interleaved with original newspaper cuttings of the day, photographs and objects which bring it's history to life. His superbly clear and talented writing style makes this a truly readable and quite wonderful daily record of the real human situation in the air while night bombing many heavily defended enemy targets in Germany and occupied Europe.
As one reads the nerve straining descriptions of the sights, sounds, smells & events he witnessed while flying over the very heart of the blazing cities of the Third Reich, ones feelings are plunged starkly into the daily nerve straining reality & stomach wrenching risk of immediate and impending death.
With chilling descriptions of several razor close near misses with other damaged Lancaster bombers both flying across and coming head on into the oncoming bomber stream and of the massive vaporising explosions of other fully loaded bombers hit by flak, and of the regular losses of fellow aircrew, these are the timeless, perpetual and never to be relived descriptions of the European bomber offensive during the Second World War. 
[BLOOD CHIT & CHINESE 'POINTIE TALKIE BOOK] Toward the end of the war it was envisaged that having won the air war in Europe our aircrew might well have to continue the war in the air against the Japanese. In preparation for that eventuality our crews began to be issued with the famous multi-lingual 'Blood Chits' which would explain their friendly presence if shot down in Chinese or other friendly eastern countries. They were also issued with the famous 'Pointie Talkie ' book which contained many many useful & critical phrases written in English & Chinese. Both these now very rare survivors were printed on silk so that they would survive use in the hot damp & wet jungle conditions. As you can see, Stan Young was a serious historical hoarder who kept the most unique & complete record & hoard of WW2 bomber command issue items. THIS IS A SERIOUSLY IMPORTANT HISTORICAL ASSEMBLY WHICH CONTAINS MANY ITEMS OF GREAT RARITY.
£2750 (RESERVED-EXPORT)