AMC was liquidated on January 1, 1936, and Vultee Aircraft Division was formed as an autonomous subsidiary of AVCO.

[3] Vultee acquired the assets of the defunct AMC, including Lycoming Engines and Stinson Aircraft Company.

American purchased 11 V-1As, but additional sales of the aircraft failed to materialize because of government concerns for single engine safety.

Dick Palmer created the BT-13, BT-15, and SNV Valiant trainers[3] and oversaw other major production program such as the V-72 Vengeance, serving in the USAAC as the A-31 and A-35.

[10][3] The P-66 Vanguard was a 1941 fighter program that was intended for Sweden that was inherited by the USAAC, Great Britain and finally, China.

In August the USAAC selected it for volume production as the BT-13, which became the standard type for the category throughout World War II."