Escape compass, concealed in RAF button : Flight Lieutenant N W Pemberton, RAF | Australian War Memorial
![A rare WWII Special Operations Executive mark I escape compass concealed within an RAF J.R. Gaunt & Son button. | Adam Partridge A rare WWII Special Operations Executive mark I escape compass concealed within an RAF J.R. Gaunt & Son button. | Adam Partridge](https://live.adampartridge.co.uk/images/lot/8254/82544_0.jpg?1589849949)
A rare WWII Special Operations Executive mark I escape compass concealed within an RAF J.R. Gaunt & Son button. | Adam Partridge
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![WW2 British RAF Tunic Button Escape Compass. Back of button is maker marked "Buttons Ltd Birmingham". Back unscrews to reveal compass. WW2 British RAF Tunic Button Escape Compass. Back of button is maker marked "Buttons Ltd Birmingham". Back unscrews to reveal compass.](https://hansonslive.hansonsauctioneers.co.uk/images/lot/9145/91456_0.jpg?1605356285)