USAAF Type B-6: Contract No. 42-18283-P Size 42
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Aero Leather USAAF Type B-6: Contract No. 42-18283-P
Pit to Pit 21 inches
Shoulder 19 inches
Back 26 inches
Sleeves 24 inches
Although the introduction of a heavy sheepskin flying jacket, the Type B-3, was very popular with flight crews, at anything but the highest altitudes the B-3 proved too bulky and cumbersome even in the relatively roomy heavy bombers, and impossible to wear in the cramped confines of a fighter cockpit.
The AAF's answer to this dilemma was to introduce the Type B-6, a lighter weight sheepskin, in 1939, very much along the lines of the D-1, but with a bi-swing back, adjustable cuffs and epaulets. This stylish Flight Jacket has other unusual features- the side adjustment features a unique zip closure waist adjustment method, drawing the bottom of the jacket in at the waist. The cuffs fasten by stud, and the B-6 is the only AAF Shearling Jacket with epaulettes. B-6's had the lowest survival rate of all the AAF WWII sheepskin jackets.
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ffalstaff
wondering how the measurements are markedly small for a size 42 - seems fitting for a 36-38 i believe.
hard8947
@ffalstaff I can remeasure in the morning, however as a 38inch chest for the most part this jacket does fit in that 40-42 range
racerx711
Could I see some pics with the Aero Label?
ffalstaff
still available? thanks.
hard8947
@ffalstaff yes
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