Artwork : ArchiveNo00172

Chocolate RAF Survival Pack 1945

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Contributor Name	D-Day Museum
Contributor Image	a.whitmarsh_dday.jpg
Profession
Location	Southsea
Collection Date	29.09.08 10.45am
Artefact Name	Chocolate RAF Survival Pack
Artefact Description	Plastic box containing chocolate, matches, needle and thread, chewing gum, sweets and other things that would have been needed in an emergency. Dimensions 15cm width x 11cm depth x 2cm height. Fair condition. Wrappers are stuck to the food.
Artefact Date	1945
Artefact Stored	In display case - the D-Day Story
Artefact Form
Artefact Image	00172_survival_pac_dday.jpg
Sample Taken	Fragment of chocolate and black thread from needle. Chocolate analysedd case
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History of Artefact	These would have been carried by RAF personnel on a mission in case their aircraft got shot down or crashed in enemy territory. It contains basic food rations to keep them alive and matches to light a fire to keep warm.
Historian	Andrew Whitmarsh
Previous Owners	Unknown
Special Memories
Artwork Image	00172_web.jpg

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