Cockpit USA Men's British R.A.F. Sheepskin Bomber Jacket FSA-XL Genuine silk — screen-printed
Baker’s notes & crumb story
Description
Genuine silk — screen-printed
The brown finish shows patina development more visibly than black
Vented underarm gussets + box-stitched epaulets
16" H × 10" W — the largest blood chit in the collection
Cockpit USA Men's British R.A.F. Sheepskin Bomber Jacket FSA-XL Genuine silk — screen-printedOriginally designed in 1937 for Royal Air Force pilots flying open cockpit fighters, the RAF Sheepskin Bomber Jacket incorporates a modification that sets it apart from the American B 3: pilots discovered the original B 3s extremely thick shearling restricted movement inside the tight cockpits of Spitfires and Hurricanes, so had their jackets trimmed down. Cockpit USA replicates that field modified silhouette short sheared sheepskin that maintains