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  1. Doctor Damage

    road less traveled for jacket nuts? the N-2B flight jacket...am i crazy 4 loving it?

    Do you mean the two small buttons I've circled in the photo below? If that's what you mean, then those are what's called "keeper buttons" and they're small buttons through which are sewn the threads attaching the main buttons on the outside of the garment. They make it much, much harder to...
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    Famous People in Flight Jackets

    I don't know. Some minor celebrity in the UK. The shearling jacket looks like a good quality jacket, not the overpriced underquality stuff people usually wear.
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    Famous People in Flight Jackets

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    Goodwear Jackets why the attraction

    I was just going to post something like this. Well said!!
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    Goodwear Jackets why the attraction

    This is an important, key step in the development of a man's sense of style: realizing that fussing over tiny details and chasing perfection is hopeless, unmanly, and a waste of time.
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    MA-1 Flight jacket

    Alpha did two generations of Replica MA-1 jackets, both with red tags. The 1990s version is the one you had which had normal knits. The late(?) 2000s version had the ribbed knits and slim/long cut. Both were solid and heavy.
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    MA-1 Flight jacket

    There are no guarantees with sizing on vintage jackets. Sizing/fit is all over the place. One jacket that's a Large will measure differently than another jacket that's also a Large. Basically, the vintage MA-1 jackets are reasonably roomy in the chest but short in the torso. If you're over 6'...
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    Washing a vintage N-3B parka?

    I don't think you're going to harm the dye unless you use bleach or some serious cleaner, which you shouldn't for any number of reasons beyond harming colours. I guess I'd try it again with normal detergent or even hand soap. At some point, though, some stains will never be fully removed but if...
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    Questions About the United States Navy Peacoat

    I've never heard of anything so ridiculous. Please stop doing that.
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    Women's leather jackets

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    Nomex Flyer jacket

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    USAF N-3B parkas - Let's talk about them!!

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    USAF N-3B parkas - Let's talk about them!!

    random photos from the Antarctic
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    USAF N-3B parkas - Let's talk about them!!

    Admiral Richard Byrd on board USS Wyandot (Dec 1955)
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    Famous People in Flight Jackets

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    USAF N-3B parkas - Let's talk about them!!

    Here's a possible option for those who don't mind a repro... https://www.ebay.com/itm/2019-OKONKWO-Air-Force-N-3B-Cold-Proof-Coat-Retro-Military-Uniform-N3B-Hooded/274136000422?hash=item3fd3c767a6:m:mYl97LGOsRovGWem9QOp2XQ
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    USAF N-3B parkas - Let's talk about them!!

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    USAF N-3B parkas - Let's talk about them!!

    Regarding the measurement table I posted, I just found a copy of the 1987 mil-spec for the N3B and the measurements are the same as the table. So basically, I think it's safe to assume that once the USAF retired the nylon shell version of the N3B and went to the modern-day cotton blend shell...
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    USAF N-3B parkas - Let's talk about them!!

    The actual armpit-to-armpit (half-chest) measurements in the table I posted are the official measurements for the parkas which manufacturers are supposed to get close to and thus do not reflect the actual size of the wearer's chest. In the recent past the USAF translated alphabetic sizes to...
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    USAF N-3B parkas - Let's talk about them!!

    I posted this before but I think the images might be lost. Here's the official measurements (and sketches) for the modern-day N3B parkas from the military spec document dated 2003. Look at those insane pit-to-pit ("half chest") measurements!

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