Lot # : 439 - WWII U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE C.B.I. LEATHER BLOOD CHIT
Live Webcast Auction
Price Realized:
204.00 USD
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| Price Realized | 204.00 USD |
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| Date Sold | 2023-09-09T00:00:00 |
Date(s)
6/4/2023 - 9/9/2023
Information
| Lot # | 439 |
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| Estimate | 300.00 - 500.00 USD |
| Group - Category | Antiques & Collectibles - Militaria & War Collectibles - World War II |
| Lead | WWII U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE C.B.I. LEATHER BLOOD CHIT |
| Description |
Excellent untouched grouping of a Hump Pilot to include 1) WWII U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE C.B.I. LEATHER BLOOD CHIT. Multi piece construction leather C.B.I. ( China Burma India ) blood chit. 9 1/2" x 7" and has been removed from the jacket. 2) Army Air Corps Air Transport Command Shoulder Sleeve Insignia. Patch has been removed from the uniform. 3) Green Backed Air Transport Command Pocket Patch measuring 3 3/4 inches 4) Air Transport Command Pocket Patch measuring 2 5/8 inches, all are in excellent condition. History: By no means least among the achievements of the Army Air Forces (AAF) in World War II was its development of a worldwide system of air transport. The development of transport aircraft in the 1920s and 1930s added a new dimension to the art of warfare, and around its varied capacities the AAF built an air transportation system such as had never before been envisaged. That system, and its functions, soon became synonymous with the organization which controlled it, the Air Transport Command.Origins: ATC's origins begin during World War I with the need to transport aircraft supplies and materiel from the aircraft manufacturers to the maintenance facilities supporting the training bases in the United States. Railroads were used to move the equipment and aircraft from one base to another and to the Ports of Embarkation along the East Coast for subsequent sea shipment to the battlefields of France. It wasn't until the 1920s that the development of cargo and personnel transport aircraft began with aircraft such as the Boeing Model 40. From 1926 until 1942, the Air Corps’ logistical responsibilities were vested in the Office of the Chief of the Air Corps Materiel Division, with headquarters at Wright Field, Ohio and with four major depots (at Sacramento, California; San Antonio, Texas; Fairfield, Ohio; and Middletown, Pennsylvania) distributed over the United States. In the early 1930s, the Air Corps began formally experimenting with the systematic use of air transport for the distribution of aviation supplies. The Materiel Division in 1932 established a provisional 1st Air Transport Group with four transport squadrons, each of them equipped with Bellanca Aircruisers and Douglas DC-2s, intended to serve one of the four major air depots in the distribution of spare parts to Army airbases. The group, redesignated the 10th Transport Group in 1937, also transported supplies from one depot to another. Lend Lease: With the outbreak of war in Europe in 1939, several European governments approached the United States for military equipment. They needed immediate help for the battles they might very soon have to fight on their own soil against invading German armies. The French ordered Douglas DB-7 (A-20) two-engine light bombers;[3] Curtiss P-36 Hawks,[4] and some Curtiss P-40D Warhawks, although the P-40s were never delivered. However, it was Britain's Royal Air Force which needed massive reinforcement, especially after the losses it incurred on the continent during the German invasion of the Low Countries and France during May 1940. The idea of developing a regular military service for ferrying aircraft was the result of several factors. Production of aircraft by United States manufacturers was increasing for both the Army Air Corps and for purchase by the British. As produced and ready for delivery at the factory, these aircraft were flyable but also needed modifications before they were ready for combat service. It was advantageous to fly the aircraft to a separate modification center where changes could be made, rather than implementing these changes on the production line that would interrupt production. United States civilian pilots, contracted by the British, would pick up their aircraft at the production facility and fly them to designated transfer points in the Montreal area where the modifications could be made. From Montreal, a Canadian civilian agency under contract to the British government began ferrying US-built bombers across the North Atlantic from Newfoundland to Prestwick (near Glasgow) (Scotland / UK) under the auspices of a private British company, set up by the British Government for that purpose. By ferrying these bombers under their own power, vital shipping space was saved and factory-to-combat delivery time was cut from approximately three months to less than ten days. However, the British Government had limited funds, and was rapidly running out of resources for the purchase of war materiel of all types from the United States. In the spring of 1941, the Roosevelt Administration was committed to give all possible help, short of actual combat, to the United Kingdom and the remnants of her allies against Nazi Germany. With the passage of the Lend-Lease Act in March 1941 the United States stated its intention to assist the British in its war efforts and was a statement of the desire of Congress and the people of the United States to that effect. With that clear intention, the doors were opened for larger numbers of aircraft to be sent to the Royal Air Force to defend Great Britain. It was also clear that the pioneering efforts of the British would have to be expanded to accommodate the increased number of aircraft. However, the United States was not a belligerent nation and it was also a period of extreme diplomatic delicacy, when aircraft purchased by the British had to be literally pushed across the US-Canada border[clarification needed] in order to protect the neutrality of the United States. These shipments to the British caused a shortage in the United States of multi-engine aircraft in particular. Air Corps units were in need of training in long-range navigation, weather and radio-flying that a coast-to-coast ferrying service would give them in the latest models of aircraft. On 12 May 1941 the Office of the Chief of Air Corps (OCAC) was notified by the War Department that he was authorized for training purposes to have military pilots conduct cross-country flights in aircraft destined for use by the British Government for training purposes. On 12 April 1941 plans were presented to the OCAC for the construction of a landing field on the west coast of Greenland for the staging of aircraft via Newfoundland, Greenland and Iceland to the United Kingdom. This would make possible the ferrying of medium and light bombers across the North Atlantic Ocean. Air Corps Ferrying Command: The British ferrying service was well underway when the Lend-Lease Act became law on 11 March 1941. With the North Atlantic sea lanes vulnerable to German U-boat attacks, Major General Henry H. Arnold established the Air Corps Ferrying Command on May 29, 1941, to deliver lend-lease aircraft overseas from the US. Commanded and organized by Brig. Gen. Robert Olds, the mission of the new command was, first, "to move aircraft by air from factories to such terminals as may be designated by the Chief of the Air Corps," and second, "to maintain such special air ferry services [i.e., air transport services] as may be required to meet specific situations." These were broad powers, and working within them, the Ferrying Command eventually expanded far beyond the limits imagined by those responsible for its creation. The second assignment provided specific authority for the establishment of a military air transport service over the North Atlantic between the US and the United Kingdom, a project which had been under consideration for some months. Ferrying Command relied initially on two-engine and single-engine pilots detailed from the Air Force Combat Command (formerly GHQ Air Force) for thirty- to ninety-day tours of temporary duty. More highly qualified four-engine pilots of the Combat Command, as well as navigators and other crew members, were borrowed to fly the trans-Atlantic transport shuttle. In the summer and fall of 1941, approximately 200 pilots were trained at Barksdale Field, Louisiana, especially for ferrying duty, although they were assigned to the Combat Command and served, as did the others, on temporary-duty status with the Ferrying Command. ACFC Domestic Wing: During the fall of 1941, Ferrying Command had assumed an additional responsibility for delivery of some AAF's own planes from factory to stations within the United States. After the Pearl Harbor attack, the ferry of aircraft within the United States quickly became a major function of the Command. To ferry aircraft purchased by the Royal Air Force (RAF) from factories in the western and central United States to transfer points on the Atlantic seaboard required the establishment of routes over which the aircraft could be flown. Support stations were set up at civilian as well as military airports for the aircraft to be refueled and any necessary servicing performed. The aircraft factories, particularly the Boeing factory near Seattle and the Southern California plants of Lockheed, Consolidated, Douglas, North American and Vultee required a series of organizations to accept the aircraft from the manufacturer, and provide a ferrying crew to transport the aircraft. In Southern California, the Long Beach Municipal Airport was leased by the War Department as a concentration point for all aircraft, except for B-24s to be ferried directly from the Consolidated plant. The manufacturers provided civilian pilots to deliver the aircraft from their facilities to Long Beach, where an Air Corps procurement representative inspected the aircraft and turned them over to Ferrying Command. This facility was designated as Headquarters, Western Division, Air Corps Ferrying Command. Boeing Field, Seattle, was the location of the second concentration center, for planes manufactured by Boeing. Other concentration centers used civilian airfields as they became available, as happened in Detroit and Nashville. From the West Coast, the ferrying routes (as initially laid down) and their corresponding transatlantic transport method were:Route One: Heavy bombers capable of crossing the North Atlantic by flight Boeing Field to Wayne County Airport (Romulus, Michigan) to Montreal, Quebec. Route Two: Heavy bombers capable of crossing the North Atlantic by flight Boeing Field to Salt Lake City, Utah; then via Omaha, Nebraska and Wayne County to Montreal Route Three: Short-range, light bombardment and training aircraft, to cross the North Atlantic by ship Long Beach to Tucson, Arizona; thence via Midland and Dallas, Texas to New Orleans, Louisiana Route Four A: Short-range light bombardment and training aircraft, to cross by ship Long Beach to Tucson; then via Midland; Tulsa, Oklahoma; Scott Field, Illinois; Patterson Field, Ohio and Wayne County to Montreal Route Four B: Short-range light bombardment and training aircraft, to cross by ship Long Beach to Tucson; then via Midland; Dallas; Jackson, Mississippi; Atlanta, Fort Bragg, North Carolina and Bolling Field, D.C. to Mitchel Field, New York
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Auction Information
| Name | FALL MILITARY & EDGED WEAPONS SALE |
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Milestone Auctions
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| Type | Live Webcast Auction |
| Date(s) | 6/4/2023 - 9/9/2023 |
| Auction Date/Time Info |
September 9th Sale Starts 10AM EST
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| Preview Date/Time | 7 DAYS PRIOR TO SALE DAY BY APPOINTMENT or 8AM Septmeber 9th Sale DAY |
| Checkout Date/Time | Monday-Friday 9-5 or by Appointment |
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| Buyer Premium | 20% Cash & Check 23% For Credit Card |
| Description |
MILESTONE AUCTIONS
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FALL MILITARY & EDGED WEAPONS AUCTION
Wonderful military sale with huge collection of World War I, World War II US, German, Japanese and Civil War items. The highlights include WWI US Army Experimental Model 5 and Bell Helmets, WWI Austrian Berndorfer Type 1 Helmet, WWI Turkish M18 Visorless Helmet, and Imperial German Napoleonic 1813 Iron Cross.
WWI and WWII US Military items included Uniforms, Head Gear, Sweetheart Jewelry, Edged Weapons, Patches, Medals & More.
Large collection of Third Reich memorabilia such as Flags, Pennants, Uniforms, Edged weapons and medals. Represented are NSDAP, Hitler Youth, Kriegsmarine, Luftwaffe and more.
Japanese Signed Kanji Flags, Banners, Japanese Katanas, several with signed tangs, and more.
There are Military items from War of 1812 all the way to Vietnam and Modern War. There are items of interest to just about every collector and in all price ranges.
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Bid Increments
Your bid must adhere to the bid increment schedule.
| Bid Amount | Bid Increment |
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| 0.00 - 290.00 | 10.00 USD |
| 290.01 - 975.00 | 25.00 USD |
| 975.01 - 1,950.00 | 50.00 USD |
| 1,950.01 - 4,900.00 | 100.00 USD |
| 4,900.01 - 9,750.00 | 250.00 USD |
| 9,750.01 - 24,500.00 | 500.00 USD |
| 24,500.01 - 49,000.00 | 1,000.00 USD |
| 49,000.01 - 97,500.00 | 2,500.00 USD |
| 97,500.01 - 9,999,999.99 | 10,000.00 USD |
Payment Information
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| Buyer Premium | 20% Cash & Check 23% For Credit Card |
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PAYMENT
All merchandise must be paid in full within ten (10) days of the date of the sale. Purchases totaling $20,000 or more must be paid within three (3) days of the date of the sale. Call 440-527-8060 to pay your invoice by phone or mail payment to: 38198 Willoughby Parkway, Willoughby Ohio, 44094.
SALES TAX- Sales tax is require if manidated by the state you reside in for all internet sales and will be added to your invocie.
Absentee bids placed through www.milestoneauctions.com and Proxibid.com will be auto charged to the credit card entered 48 hours after the end of the sale. If you wish to pay by another method please contact us within 48 hours after the sale.
We accept Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, personal checks/ certified checks, wire transfer, money orders, and cash.
• CREDIT CARD - For first time buyers and credit card charges greater than $2,500.00 buyers must complete the bottom portion of the invoice and must specifically sign the acknowledgement of our terms of sale before we will accept payment via credit card. We do offer the convenience of paying automatically by credit card. If you wish have your card automatically charged for all purchases please complete our “Authorization for Automatic Credit Card Use.” We have this form available upon request. Split payments are subject to a 23% buyer’s premium if a credit card is used as any form of total payment.
• CHECK - There will be a $30.00 service charge for returned checks. Make checks payable to: Milestone Auctions LLC. Milestone Auctions reserves the right to hold items paid for by personal or company check until said check clears (14 days). Milestone Auctions has the right to hold all checks over $2,000.00. Customers who have an established successful buying history with Milestone Auctions may be exempt from this. We will accept a personal or company check >$2,000 and/or from a first time buyer if you provide a Bank Letter of Credit, available on our website, www.milestoneauctions.com.
In the few situations where a successful bidder does not remit payment when due, Milestone Auctions will proceed with the legal steps necessary to protect its interests and will block the bidder from future auction participation.
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PACKING/SHIPPING
• It is the bidder’s responsibility to take shipping and handling costs into consideration when bidding on items.
• Packaging, shipping, and insurance on items will be available to successful bidders. Applicable charges will be applied.
• BIDDERS PRESENT AND TAKING ITEMS AFTER AUCTION – Items paid for must be packed, transported and/or removed by the purchaser at his/her own risk after the close of the sale. If any employee or agent of Milestone Auction shall pack or transport the merchandise, it is fully at the risk and responsibility and expense of the purchaser. Milestone Auctions shall not be held liable for any loss or damage that may be caused by the said agent or employee. All items not removed after the close of the sale may be shipped to the buyer at their expense or may be moved or stored by Milestone Auctions. Fees, rates, and insurance will be charged accordingly to the buyer.
• BIDDERS NOT PRESENT OR NEEDING SHIPPING - Shipping and handling charges will be added to the invoice and are NON-REFUNDABLE. Shipping will be based on actual costs via FedEx, FedEx Freight or USPS (best way). Handling and insurance will vary in cost depending on each invoice. All packages will be shipped with insurance. Items will ship seven to fourteen (7-14) business days after payment is received.
• INTERNATIONAL SHIPMENTS – Milestone Auctions has the availability to ship to international bidders. By law, Milestone Auctions cannot and will not declare lesser values for any international purchases and all shipments will include the invoice with purchase totals including the buyer’s premium and shipping cost. All international bidders are responsible for paying all customs and duties on the items.
• LARGE SIZE ITEMS - Please inquire about shipping costs due to the size restrictions of freight shipments. A third party shipment may be necessary for larger items. Call for more information, 440-527-8060
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