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How to Care for a Sheepskin B-3 Jacket
Care for a sheepskin B-3 jacket: how to brush the shearling, dry it after rain, handle stains and store it between seasons without damaging the hide.
Flight Jacket Gifts for Riders: A Veterans Day Buying Guide
A flight jacket gift guide for riders: which G-1, B-3 or tanker jacket fits the recipient's climate, budget and size, with honest limits on each one.
Best American-Made Gifts for Veterans Who Ride: A Veterans Day Roundup
American-made gifts for veterans who ride: a lined G-1, a B-3 sheepskin bomber and deerskin gloves, with honest notes on who should skip each one.
The B-3 Bomber Jacket in WWII: Sheepskin Against the Cold
The B-3 bomber jacket kept WWII crews warm at 25,000 feet. Why sheepskin solved the problem, and how Cockpit USA revived the lost wartime leather finish.
How Military Flight Jackets Are Made: Leather, Sheepskin and Nylon
How military flight jackets are made, from the military pattern and hide choice to welted seams, bi-swing backs and the hardware that fails first.
Cockpit USA Jackets: A Guide to the A-2, G-1, B-3 and Tanker Lineup
Compare Cockpit USA jackets by job: the A-2 for three seasons, the G-1 for lined cool weather, the B-3 for deep cold and the tanker for budget layering.
Military Leather Jackets Roundup: A-2, G-1, B-3 and N-1
Compare military leather jackets from Cockpit USA: the A-2, G-1, B-3 shearling and N-1 deck jacket, with starting prices and who each suits.
The A-2 Flight Jacket and American Military Heritage
The A-2 flight jacket history runs from the 1931 Army Air Corps approval to a 1987 revival, and it is still worn by veterans and riders.