RAF Quarter-inch aviation maps
This page lists aviation maps with an RAF heading, beginning with those offered in covers, followed by maps offered paper folded. Later aviation maps had a GSGS designation, rather than RAF. These are listed as GSGS aviation maps.

RAF Quarter-inch aviation maps : in RAF card covers
On the same sheet lines as the Ordnance Survey quarter-inch Third Edition maps, cloth backed and waterproof sprayed, in brown RAF covers. These maps appear with either brown or the later and more usual purple layering designed for use in low light planes.

Each map has the War Office Cassini grid in purple and is overprinted with red aeronautical symbols showing information useful to pilots (aerodromes, airports, air lights, prohibited areas, golf courses etc.)

Margins usually trimmed when put into covers. Full legend on inside cover.

Sheets show 'Air information correct to Notice to Airmen No. 1938 271 & A.M.O. 1938 365' (for example), which appears as '1938 271' in the date column, when available.

Note : For Sheet 1 see under England and Wales

Third Edition : Royal Air Force Edition
Purple layers
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Third Edition : RAF Edition
Usually purple layers.
Item   Sheet                        Area (print code, notes)                                    Date  Cover/  Cond-   £
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RAF Quarter-inch aviation maps : paper folded
On the same sheet lines as the Ordnance Survey quarter-inch Third Edition maps, usually cloth backed. These maps appear with purple layering designed for use in low light planes.

Each map has the War Office Cassini grid in purple and is overprinted with red aeronautical symbols showing information useful to pilots (aerodromes, airports, air lights, prohibited areas, golf courses etc.)

Map grades are given on a scale 1 to 5, excellent to sad (see Condition link in left column). Sheets might be slightly dusty in places, have small annotations or flight paths.
All are paper folded : pf.

Third Edition : RAF Edition (War)
Published 1934, issued 1940-41.
Item   Sheet                        Area (print code, notes)                                    Date  Cover/  Cond-   £
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Third Edition : RAF (War), 2nd Edition
Published 1942.

Item   Sheet                        Area (print code, notes)                                    Date  Cover/  Cond-   £
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