Vintage Lot Of 26 1942/43 Usaaf Personnel Equipment Sets And Kits Tech Orders on 2040-parts.com

You are bidding on a lot of 26 original USAAF United States Army Air Forces Technical Orders for personnel equipment and kits from the 00-30-xxx series of USAAF technical orders for Kits and Sets of Equipment.  This lot of TOs is for kits and sets of equipment that would be provided to individuals rather than squadrons or shops.  These TOs typically have sections that address the Authorized Basis of Issue, the Requisitioning Procedure, the Purpose of the kit or set of equipment, Weight and Cubage, and the kit or set Contents.  These documents, 84 pages total, are all original pages – no photocopies.

Technical Order 00-30-12; “Equipment, Field Shelter, Set”; dated September 10, 1942, publication date 3-43; 1 page.  From the document:  “The Field Shelter Equipment Set will be assembled to provide equipment for use in the event of landings when flights are conducted over areas where shelter is limited or not available.”  This document is all text – no illustrations.

Technical Order 00-30-32; “Kit, Aircraft Electrician”; dated January 18, 1943, publication date 6-17-43; 3 pages.  From the document:  “The Kit will be assembled to provide small hand tools and supplies for use in making necessary changes in electrical installations, and in maintaining and repairing electric circuits in aircraft.”  This document is all text – no illustrations.

Technical Order 00-30-41; “Kit, Clothing and Equipment, Flyer”; dated May 3, 1943, publication date 5-3-43; 6 pages.  From the document:  “The Kit will be assembled to provide pilots and crewmen with supplementary outer clothing, oxygen masks, and parachutes, for individual use and protection of personnel on flight operations, and are in addition to regular clothing issue.”  This document is all text – no illustrations.

Technical Order 00-30-42; “Kit, Clothing, Aircraft Ground Crewman”; dated February 15, 1943, publication date 2-43; 3 pages.  From the document:  “The Kit will be assembled to provide supplementary outer clothing for the individual use and protection of ground crewman, and is in addition to regular clothing issue.”  This document is all text – no illustrations.

Technical Order 00-30-45; “Kit, Crew Chief”; dated May 21, 1942, publication date July 1943; 6 pages.  From the document:  “The Crew Chief’s Kit will be assembled to provide each Crew Chief with aircraft supplies, electrical and inspection equipment, fuels, lubricants and small hand tools for the maintenance of aircraft.”  This document is all text – no illustrations.

Technical Order 00-30-54; “Kit, Mechanic, Apprentice”; dated September 30, 1942, publication date 7-43; 2 pages.  From the document:  “The Apprentice Mechanic’s Kit will be assembled to provide apprentice mechanics with small hand tools required to perform their duties of assisting qualified aircraft mechanics in the maintenance and repair of aircraft.”  This document is all text – no illustrations.

Technical Order 00-30-55; “Kit, Mechanic, Armorer”; dated September 8, 1942, publication date 4-15-43; 3 pages.  From the document:  “The Armorer’s Kit will be assembled to provide Armorer Mechanics with inspection equipment and small hand tools for use in the maintenance and repair of aircraft armament.”  This document is all text – no illustrations.

Technical Order 00-30-56; “Kit, Mechanic, Engine”; dated January 26, 1943, publication date 2-43; 3 pages.  From the document:  “The Kit will be assembled to provide Engine Mechanics with small hand tools required in accomplishing their normal duties of maintenance and repair of aircraft engines.”  This document is all text – no illustrations.

Technical Order 00-30-57; “Kit, Mechanic, Instrument”; dated January 18, 1943, publication date 5-43; 2 pages.  From the document:  “The Kit will be assembled to provide small hand tools and inspection equipment for use in replacing, maintaining and repairing aircraft instruments.”  This document is all text – no illustrations.

Technical Order 00-30-58; “Kit, Mechanic, Propeller”; dated January 11, 1943, publication date 1-14-43; 3 pages.  From the document:  “The Kit will be assembled to provide Propeller Repairman with tools and equipment for the inspection, adjustment and replacement of aircraft propellers.”  This document is all text – no illustrations.

Technical Order 00-30-59; “Kit, Mechanic, Radio”; dated January 26, 1943, publication date 1-30-43; 3 pages.  From the document:  “The Kit will be assembled to provide Radio Mechanics with small hand tools and equipment for use in the maintenance and reconditioning of aircraft radios.”  This document is all text – no illustrations.

Technical Order 00-30-60; “Kit, Metal Worker”; dated May 10, 1943, publication date 5-6-43; 3 pages.  From the document:  “The Metal Worker’s Kit will be assembled to provide Sheet Metal Workers with small hand tools for use in performing general sheet metal work relative to the maintenance and repair of aircraft.”  This document is all text – no illustrations.

Technical Order 00-30-61; “Kit, Navigation, Celestial”; dated October 27, 1942; 3 pages.  From the document:  “The Celestial Navigation Kit will be assembled to provide qualified Navigators with instruments, record forms, reference publications and supplies for use on missions over 500 miles involving celestial navigation.”  This document is all text – no illustrations.

Technical Order 00-30-62; “Kit, Navigation, Dead Reckoning”; dated January 16, 1943, publication date January 1943; 3 pages.  From the document:  “The Kit will be assembled to provide instruments, record forms, reference publications, and supplies for use in laying out and correcting flight courses.”  This document is all text – no illustrations.

Technical Order 00-30-63; “Kit, Operator, Radio”; dated September 29, 1942, publication date April 13, 1943; 1 page.  From the document:  “The Kit will be assembled to provide each pilot with instruments for use in laying out and correcting flight courses.”  This document is all text – no illustrations.

Technical Order 00-30-65; “Kit, Navigation, Pilot”; dated April 23, 1943, publication date 4-20-43; 9 pages.  From the document:  “The Radio Operator’s Kit will be assembled to provide radio operators with small hand tools, supplies and replacement parts to be used in the repair and maintenance of aircraft communication equipment.”  This document is all text – no illustrations.

Technical Order 00-30-80; “Kit, Parachute Rigger”; dated September 30, 1942, publication date 3-22-43; 1 page.  From the document:  “The Parachute Rigger’s Kit will be assembled to provide Parachute Riggers with small hand tools for use in replacing and fitting shroud lines and parachute harness.”  This document is all text – no illustrations.

Technical Order 00-30-86; “Kit, Emergency Parachute, Type B-1 (Alaskan Parachute Back Pad)”; dated September 14, 1942, publication date 4-43; 2 pages.  From the document:  “The Type B-1, Emergency Parachute Kit, Alaskan Parachute Back Pad will be assembled to provide Flyers in Alaska or other cold climates with navigation equipment, gloves, food, cooking utensils and supplies for emergency use in the event of forced landing.”  This document is all text – no illustrations.

Technical Order 00-30-114; “Kit, Aircraft Engine Mechanic (Sub-Depot)”; dated July 15, 1943, publication date 7-43; 3 pages.  From the document:  “The Sub-depot Aircraft Engine Mechanic’s Kit will be assembled to provide junior and senior aircraft engine mechanics with small hand tools for use in the maintenance and repair of aircraft engines.”  This document is all text – no illustrations.

Technical Order 00-30-116; “Kit, Aircraft Mechanic (Sub-Depot)”; dated October 17, 1942, publication date 1-43; 3 pages.  From the document:  “The Sub-depot Aircraft Mechanic’s Kit will be assembled to include small hand tools, special tools and inspection equipment to be used primarily by Junior and Senior Aircraft Mechanics to perform the normal duties in the maintenance of aircraft.”  This document is all text – no illustrations.

Technical Order 00-30-118; “Kit, Aircraft Sheet Metal Worker (Sub-Depot)”; dated October 14, 1942, publication date 4-43; 3 pages.  From the document:  “The Sub-depot Aircraft Sheet Metal Worker’s Kit will be assembled to provide Junior and Senior Aircraft Sheet Metal Workers with inspection equipment and small hand tools for use in general aircraft sheet metal work.”  This document is all text – no illustrations.

Technical Order 00-30-122; “Kit, Machinist (Sub-Depot)”; dated July 30, 1943, publication date 7-28-43; 3 pages.  From the document:  “The Sub-depot Machinist’s Kit will be assembled to provide Junior and Senior Machinists with small hand tools for use in general machine shop work relative to the maintenance and repair of aircraft.”  This document is all text – no illustrations.

Technical Order 00-30-127; “Kit, Mechanic, Service Squadron”; dated March 18, 1943, publication date 3-22-43; 4 pages.  From the document:  “The Kit will be assembled to provide small hand tools for the primary use of mechanics in Service Squadrons.”  This document is all text – no illustrations.

Technical Order 00-30-139; “Kit, First Aid Aeronautic and Packet, First Aid, Parachute”; dated May 26, 1943, publication date 5-43; 3 pages.  From the document:  “The Kit, First Aid, Aeronautic, will be assembled to provide personnel with equipment and drugs for use in treating injuries resulting from aircraft accidents.  The Kit, First Aid, Aeronautic, is installed in combat and cargo airplanes at the factory as government furnished equipment in the quantities authorized for each type of airplane.”  This document is all text – no illustrations.

Technical Order 00-30-145; “Kit, Parachute Emergency”; dated February 17, 1943, publication date 2-43; 3 pages.  From the document:  “The Parachute Emergency Kit will be assembled to provide each flyer operating over arctic, desert, jungle, rugged terrain or water, with equipment and supplies for emergency use in the event of forced landings or abandonment of aircraft.”  This document is all text – no illustrations.

Technical Order 00-30-154; “Set, Tool, Airplane Mechanic (Field Artillery)”; dated March 17, 1943, publication date 3-16-43; 5 pages.  From the document:  “The Set will be assembled to provide small hand tools and equipment for use in the maintenance and repair of liaison airplanes, which are assigned to the Field Artillery and Armored Force for air observation.”  This document is all text – no illustrations.

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