Original U.S. WWII 8th Air Force Painted B-3 style Sheepskin Jacket German Artwork & Posters W535 AC- 20695

W535 AC- 20695

It has an old arsenal repair but it is offered in very crisp lightly used condition

it is doubtful that the majority of men could have finished the march

The Chinese Nationalists received 5

The mount show patina but are solid and show no dents

Original U.S. WWII 8th Air Force Painted B-3 style Sheepskin Jacket German Artwork & Posters W535 AC- 20695Original Item: One of a kind. Members of the 8th Air Force bomb crews during WWII generally preferred B 3 Sheepskin jackets over A 2 leather jackets due to their extreme warmth. With a loss of 3 degrees fahrenheit for every thousand feet of altitude, the WWII bomber crews flying at 30,000 feet in the middle of winter needed a seriously warm coat. The B 3 Bomber Jacket came through. First issued on May 8, 1931, for open cockpit altitude flying, the B 3