Nylon Flight · Korean War Era · Z2213
Cockpit USA B-15
Nylon Bomber Jacket · Fur Collar
₩685,000
The 1950s Air Force jacket that carried jet and bomber pilots through the Korean War, per Cockpit's recreation — flight satin, fiberfill, synthetic fur collar, leather oxygen tabs, and the Wing & Star sleeve patch. Before the MA-1, there was this. Made in the USA.
Description
The Cockpit USA B-15 Nylon Bomber Jacket recreates the 1950s Air Force jacket that became the go-to for jet and bomber pilots during the Korean War — lightweight nylon flight-satin shell with polyester fiberfill insulation, synthetic fur collar, leather oxygen tabs, Air Force Wing & Star embroidered patch on the left sleeve, and a sleeve utility pocket. The B-15 predates the MA-1 in the US military’s nylon jacket evolution — it uses a snap-close front and snap side pockets rather than the MA-1’s zipper system. Available in 1950s Air Force Blue or Early Air Force Olive. Made in the USA.
- Military-spec nylon flight-satin shell + polyester fiberfill insulation
- Synthetic fur collar + leather oxygen tabs
- Air Force Wing & Star embroidered patch, left sleeve
- Front zipper with wind flap
- Snap-close side-entry handwarmer pockets + sleeve pen/pencil pocket
- Interior chest pocket
- Rib-knit cuffs and waistband
- Available in 1950s Air Force Blue or Early Air Force Olive
- Made in the USA
Fit — See Size Guide
Alpha sizes S–5XL, in 1950s Air Force Blue or Early Air Force Olive. Full measurements in the Size Guide chart.
Nylon Flight · Korean War Era
Cockpit USA B-15
₩685,000
Description
The Cockpit USA B-15 Nylon Bomber Jacket recreates the 1950s Air Force jacket that became the go-to for jet and bomber pilots during the Korean War — lightweight nylon flight-satin shell with polyester fiberfill insulation, synthetic fur collar, leather oxygen tabs, Air Force Wing & Star embroidered patch on the left sleeve, and a sleeve utility pocket. The B-15 predates the MA-1 in the US military’s nylon jacket evolution — it uses a snap-close front and snap side pockets rather than the MA-1’s zipper system. Available in 1950s Air Force Blue or Early Air Force Olive. Made in the USA.
- Military-spec nylon flight-satin shell + polyester fiberfill insulation
- Synthetic fur collar + leather oxygen tabs
- Air Force Wing & Star embroidered patch, left sleeve
- Front zipper with wind flap
- Snap-close side-entry handwarmer pockets + sleeve pen/pencil pocket
- Interior chest pocket
- Rib-knit cuffs and waistband
- Available in 1950s Air Force Blue or Early Air Force Olive
- Made in the USA
Before the MA-1.
The B-15 predates the MA-1 in the military's nylon evolution — snap pockets, fur collar, and all.
The details survive.
Leather oxygen tabs, Wing & Star sleeve patch, sleeve pencil pocket — the jet-age details, kept.
Made in America.
1950s Air Force Blue or Early Air Force Olive, alpha sizes S–5XL.
Wing & Star patch and sleeve pocket
Jet-age nylon.
Military-spec flight satin over polyester fiberfill, with a synthetic fur collar the MA-1 would later trade for knit.
The Workshop · Since 1975
The missing link.
Between the leather era and the MA-1 sits the B-15 — snap-close pockets, oxygen tabs, fur collar. Cockpit keeps it in production.
The B-15, beside the aircraft
Nylon Flight
Choose your era.
B-15 Nylon
The Korean War era jacket
₩685,000
You’re looking at it
Before you fly.
B-15 or MA-1?
The B-15 came first — fur collar, snap-close pockets. The MA-1 replaced it with knit trim and a zipper system. Different eras, both authentic.
What are the oxygen tabs?
Leather tabs that routed a pilot's oxygen mask hose — a jet-age detail kept in Cockpit's recreation.
How warm is it?
Polyester fiberfill under flight satin plus the fur collar — a genuine three-season jacket.
What colors?
1950s Air Force Blue or Early Air Force Olive.
Made in USA?
Yes — made in the USA by Cockpit USA.
More nylon flight.
Nylon Flight · The Predecessor
The jacket the MA-1
had to live up to.
Before the MA-1 became the icon, the B-15 was the Air Force's nylon jacket — the one that carried jet and bomber pilots through the Korean War, per Cockpit's recreation of the 1950s pattern. Its configuration marks the era: snap-close side pockets instead of the MA-1's zips, a synthetic fur collar instead of knit, leather oxygen tabs for the mask hose, and the Air Force Wing & Star embroidered on the left sleeve. Flight satin outside, polyester fiberfill inside. In 1950s Air Force Blue or Early Air Force Olive. Made in the USA.
Wing & Star patch, pencil pocket, oxygen tabs
The Material
Nylon, first generation.
Military-spec flight satin over polyester fiberfill — the material shift that retired leather from the flight line, in its earliest configuration.
The fur collar is the tell: the B-15 kept warmth at the neck the old way, before the MA-1's knit collar took over. Two colors, both period: 1950s Air Force Blue and Early Air Force Olive.
Construction
The 1950s pattern, kept honest.
Synthetic fur collar
The pre-MA-1 configuration, kept.
Leather oxygen tabs
Routed the mask hose — the jet-age detail.
Wing & Star patch
Air Force emblem embroidered on the left sleeve.
Snap side pockets
Snap-close side-entry handwarmers — the B-15's signature, pre-zipper.
Sleeve pen pocket + interior chest pocket
Stowage per the pattern.
Wind flap + knit trim
Front zipper behind a wind flap; rib-knit cuffs and waistband.
“Before the MA-1, there was the B-15.”
The US military's nylon jacket evolution · per Cockpit USA
The Workshop · Since 1975
History keeps
its snap pockets.
It would be easy to modernize the B-15 into another MA-1. Cockpit doesn't — the snap pockets, fur collar, and oxygen tabs stay, because they're what make it a B-15.
Cut and sewn in the USA by Cockpit USA.
The Aviator's Flight Kit interior label
The B-15, beside the aircraft
The Details
Era-correct, snap by snap.
Sleeve patch, pencil pocket, oxygen tabs
Inside the B-15 — lining and labels
Nylon Flight
Three generations of nylon.
What Customers Say
Questions
Before you fly.
B-15 or MA-1?
The B-15 predates the MA-1 in the military's nylon evolution — it keeps the fur collar and snap-close pockets the MA-1 later replaced with knit trim and zips. Pick your era; both are in the lineup.
What are the leather oxygen tabs?
Tabs that anchored the oxygen mask hose to the jacket during high-altitude flight — a functional detail Cockpit keeps for accuracy.
Which color is more period-correct?
Both, per Cockpit: 1950s Air Force Blue and Early Air Force Olive are each documented period colors.
How warm is it?
Polyester fiberfill plus the fur collar make it a solid three-season jacket — warmer at the neck than the MA-1.
How does the sizing run?
Alpha sizes S–5XL — see the Size Guide chart for flat measurements.
Made in USA?
Yes — made in the USA by Cockpit USA.
