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AAF Contract numbers

Carl

Well-Known Member
While on my never ending search to marry up clothing and equipment that is marked solely with a contract/order number and no maker , i am coming across alot of contracts with this prefix
11107 AC
now ,knowing that the norm for AC contracts PRIOR to July 43 is W535-AC- and Post July 43 is 33 038.
W= War Department followed by 535. 535 reflects that procurement was executed through the USAAF Material Command, Wright Field Ohio. All procurement agencies and districts will have a designated code prefix. This prefix was changed to 33-038 in the fiscal year 1944 and similar codes for all procurement agencies. 33= Wright Field and 038= Material Command.

Now ,if im correct in remembering what i have been told by member ROUGHWEAR , the Fiscal year ran between June to July (Is that correct Andrew ? i cant find the relevant message now !)

Here is an example from my contracts list , Its for the contract awarded to S J Campbell Co for "summer flying suits" Taking a stab at the dates it could be for an A4 suit contract but more likely the AN6550/AN-S-31 suit ?
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After a fairly exhaustive search through all the AC contracts i have lists for , this number does not appear after Febuary 1944 , but appears a lot during 1943 .
 

Geeboo

Well-Known Member
Carl,
Do you have any production info about M421A, AN6551, ANJ2 & J7758A ?
 
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Carl

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I have contract details for :-
H&L Block contract #NXs 5134
Gordon & Ferguson contract#NXs 2366
Willis Geiger contract# NOS 290
David D Doniger contract# NSX12549
Drybak contract#'s NOS 1404 , XSS 16683
Meister Brothers # 288XSA 30026
Popular Mfg contract# NOS420

The other contracts i have not listed are either below $50k or after 1945
 
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Geeboo

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Nothing for Popular Manufacturing ? I do believe they are 1 of the earliest M421a maker.
 

Geeboo

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Why are you so sure about "The other contracts i have not listed are either below $50k or after 1945" - where does this statement coming from ?
I asked cos this statement would have implied all other contracts listed by me in thread #7 but not mentioned by you in thread#8 would be below $50k in value for M421A
 

Carl

Well-Known Member
Why are you so sure about "The other contracts i have not listed are either below $50k or after 1945" - where does this statement coming from ?
I asked cos this statement would have implied all other contracts listed by me in thread #7 but not mentioned by you in thread#8 would be below $50k in value for M421A

It comes from this , the introductory note to the lists . Im only passing on information that i have found , i cant do anymore than that .
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