Last USAAC A-2 contract

[bfrench]

Hi, Folks,

The USAAC ceased to exist on 22 June, 1941 and became the USAAF on 20 June, 1941.

Does anyone know the last A-2 contract issued by the USAAC?

Bill French

 

[Swing]

Hi, Folks,

The USAAC ceased to exist on 22 June, 1941 and became the USAAF on 20 June, 1941.

Does anyone know the last A-2 contract issued by the USAAC?

Bill French

If I understand correctly, the USAAC was still around, as part of the USAAF.

Last contract? I dunno. What was right before 1401?

~Swing

 

[bfrench]

Hi, Folks,

The USAAC ceased to exist on 22 June, 1941 and became the USAAF on 20 June, 1941.

Does anyone know the last A-2 contract issued by the USAAC?

Bill French

If I understand correctly, the USAAC was still around, as part of the USAAF.

Last contract? I dunno. What was right before 1401?

~Swing

Hi, Swing,

Roughwear - Andrew - list the pre-war ordernumbers / contract numbers / order numbers dates here - viewtopic.php?f=5&t=3802&hilit=a2+contract

The contract numbers listed for 1941 are:

Contract Numbers
W535ac16159 Rough Wear 1941
W535ac16160 Aero 1941
W535ac18091 Rough Wear 1941
W535ac20960 Dubow 1941
W535ac21996 Aero 1941

Assuming at that time the fiscal year ended 30 June the 1942 orders could have been issued as early as 1 July, 1941 after the official formation of the USAAF on 20 June, 1941.

Now from your's and others posts, it doesn't mean that the jackets with the 1941 dates were actually made in 1941 just the contract issued.

You'd think that with all the info the government has collected on all kinds of things and people over the years that they would have been able to keep track of contracts issued.

Bill French

 

[Swing]

Hi, Folks,

The USAAC ceased to exist on 22 June, 1941 and became the USAAF on 20 June, 1941.

Does anyone know the last A-2 contract issued by the USAAC?

Bill French

If I understand correctly, the USAAC was still around, as part of the USAAF.

Last contract? I dunno. What was right before 1401?

~Swing

Hi, Swing,

Roughwear - Andrew - list the pre-war ordernumbers / contract numbers / order numbers dates here - viewtopic.php?f=5&t=3802&hilit=a2+contract

The contract numbers listed for 1941 are:

Contract Numbers
W535ac16159 Rough Wear 1941
W535ac16160 Aero 1941
W535ac18091 Rough Wear 1941
W535ac20960 Dubow 1941
W535ac21996 Aero 1941

Assuming at that time the fiscal year ended 30 June the 1942 orders could have been issued as early as 1 July, 1941 after the official formation of the USAAF on 20 June, 1941.

Now from your's and others posts, it doesn't mean that the jackets with the 1941 dates were actually made in 1941 just the contract issued.

You'd think that with all the info the government has collected on all kinds of things and people over the years that they would have been able to keep track of contracts issued.

Bill French

ELC lists 1401 as contract 20958, so I'd say 18091 was the last one before July '41.

~Swing

 

[Stony]

If I understand correctly, the USAAC was still around, as part of the USAAF.

No, it just became the USAAF. Both versions were a branch of the Army until 1947.