Chit, Blood/Brien Wygle, WWII, RCAF
Title
Chit, Blood/Brien Wygle, WWII, RCAF
Description
Fabric blood chit in the shape of a rectangle. Blue, red and black print. Front side has British Flag in upper left corner, with the same text translated into many different languages on front of chit. Back of chit is blank.
Text reads: "Dear friend, I am an Allied fighter. I did not come here to do any harm to you who are my friends. I only want to do harm to the Japanese and chase them away from this country as quickly as possible. If you will assist me, my government will reward you when the Japanese are driven away."
Translated into: French, Annamite, Haka, Kachin, Laizo, Karen, Burmese, Malay, Sumatra, Tamil, Chinese, Jawi, Thai, W. Shan, E. Shan and N. Thai, Bengali.
Date
1939-1945 circa
Creator
Extent
1 blood chit : polyester ; 49 x 31 cm
Format
Rights
Bibliographic Citation
The Brien S. Wygle Collection/The Museum of Flight
Identifier
2020-09-17_object_001_01
2020-09-17_object_001_02