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Can anyone give some guidance on what knife would've been standard issue for a plane mechanic with the AAC in the Pacific (enlisted in 42, deployed in January 43, discharged Nov 45)? My great uncle served in an MRRS unit (fixing planes, but also stripping downed planes before the Japanese could get to them). He died before I was even born, but I'm putting his service record together for my dad and I'd love to get a best guess on his SI knife and then find one to give along with the history. I know Camillus made the Army Air Corps Utility and then I think a clevis version later in the war, but I wasn't sure if a mechanic would carry something with a screw driver? (Then again, with all the heavier duty tools they'd need for plane engines, maybe the knife was literally just a knife.) Any guidance on best guess for issue and where to find one in decent shape MUCH appreciated.
Matt
Can anyone give some guidance on what knife would've been standard issue for a plane mechanic with the AAC in the Pacific (enlisted in 42, deployed in January 43, discharged Nov 45)? My great uncle served in an MRRS unit (fixing planes, but also stripping downed planes before the Japanese could get to them). He died before I was even born, but I'm putting his service record together for my dad and I'd love to get a best guess on his SI knife and then find one to give along with the history. I know Camillus made the Army Air Corps Utility and then I think a clevis version later in the war, but I wasn't sure if a mechanic would carry something with a screw driver? (Then again, with all the heavier duty tools they'd need for plane engines, maybe the knife was literally just a knife.) Any guidance on best guess for issue and where to find one in decent shape MUCH appreciated.
Matt