Aircraft identification playing cards issued by "The Aeroplane"

Set of 52 playing cards (lacking the joker which may never have been included) issued by the British aviation magazine "The Aeroplane" during the Second World War. Each suit contains a view of 13 German or British aircraft in a certain elevation: hearts are top elevation; diamonds, bottom elevation; spades, side elevation and clubs, front elevation. The aircraft and their accompanying number are: Dornier Do 215 (2); Junkers Ju 88 A-1 (3); Heinkel He 111K Mk VA (4); Handley Page Hampden (5); Armstrong Whitworth Whitley IV (6) Vickers-Armstrong Wellington 1A (7); Bristol Blenheim IVF (8); Heinkel He 113 (9); Messerschmitt Me 109E (10); Messerschmitt Me 110 (Jack); Hawker Hurricane Mk 1 (Queen); Supermarine Spitfire Mk 1 (King); Boulton Paul Defiant (Ace). Each card is marked '"The Aeroplane" Copyright' and includes a brief summary of the aircraft's most recognisable features, and this information is repeated in each suit. The reverse features a standard geometrical pattern in red.

The donor stated that this pack was used by pilots on "standby" during the Battle of Britain.