Cockpit USA Men's Black B-3 Sheepskin Bomber Jacket FSA-40 Genuine silk — screen-printed

Genuine silk — screen-printed

Silk was specified for blood chits because it was lightweight enough to add to flight gear without meaningful weight penalty

The brown finish shows patina development more visibly than black

The Flying Tigers blood chit was carried by pilots of the American Volunteer Group (AVG) — civilian American aviators who flew P-40 Warhawks for the Chinese Air Force against Imperial Japan beginning in 1941

Cockpit USA Men's Black B-3 Sheepskin Bomber Jacket FSA-40 Genuine silk — screen-printedThe Cockpit USA Black B 3 is the all black version of the Cockpit B 3 sheepskin bomber same thick supple sheepskin with nappa finished exterior, same leather welted seams and double buckle throat latch, in a black colorway that ages differently than the traditional brown. Black sheepskin develops a more subtle patina than brown the antiqued highs and lows in the wool appear with wear without the contrast visible in lighter shearling. Cockpit USA