Weapons of Mass Destruction – Systems – Bombers – B-36 // GlobalSecurity.org. Посетен на 12 December 2016. Ensuing talks between Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson, Assistant Secretary of War Robert P. Patterson, and high-ranking officers of the AAF, led Secretary Stimson to waive customary procurement procedures and to authorize the AAF to order B-36 production without awaiting completion and testing of the two experimental planes then under contract. Therefore, on 19 June, General Arnold directed procurement of 100 B-36s. General Arnold became Commanding General of the AAF in March 1942 and was promoted to four-star general a year later. His order, however, would be cut back or cancelled in the event of excessive production difficulties. The AAF letter of intent for 100 B-36s was signed by Convair on 23 July. The letter of intent of 23 July 1943, supplemented by Letter Contract W33-038 ac-7 on 23 August 1943, gave way 1 year later to a definitive contract. Interestingly, the US government was not liable should a letter of intent be cancelled. This was not so for the more often used letter contract which obligated funds.
B-36 Peacemaker. globalsecurity.org. Посетен на 4 януари 2022. (на английски)
