The exhibit mentioned at Tangmere is a shapely lady's dress made entirely from silk escape maps; of course parachute silk clothing is fairly common, but this is special.
I don't know the story behind it, but have always guessed that at the end of the war, the C/O or similar requested pilots to ' volunteer ' their maps in this project for his wife / girlfriend.
Judging by the dress, she was, in modern parlance, 'fit' ! Though petite - would be interested to see a photo' of her, hope she lived up to it...