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B-3 Sheepskin Bomber Jacket
With a loss of 3°F for every thousand feet of altitude,
the W.W.II pilots and bombardiers flying at 30,000 feet in the middle of winter needed a
seriously warm coat. The B-3 came through. First issued on May 8, 1931, for open- cockpit
altitude flying, the B-3 has Shearling in the body, sleeves, and tall neck. The soft outer
lamb skin is specially treated to make it even more resistant to water, gasoline, oil, and
dirt. And as tough as lambskin is, we added even tougher horsehide to those high abrasion
areas most vulnerable to the points and sharp edges protruding from a metal aircraft
cockpit. Specifics: brass zipper with a generous Shearling-lined
windscreen; tall collar with snaps to keep it down in wind and double straps to keep it up
in cold; single glove/map pocket (officers must have their hands free to salute, not in
their pockets); and epaulette tabs for insignia. Earlier B-3s had full epaulettes, but
they dangerously interfered with Parachute harness straps.
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