Doctor Damage
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Oh geezuz, don't get me started about internet misinformation... sometimes I think we shut the fkking thing down and go back to books. Having never seen photos of USN personnel wearing N3B parkas the supposed connection with the USN (which I've seen said someplace else, too) is bullshit. None of the USAF stuff is suitable for wet conditions since wool doesn't dry out and if it's sandwiched between two layers of water resistant nylon it will never dry out and can't be force-dried. That said, I'm sure some senior USN officers got hold of USAF parkas and whatnot and wore them but guys scrambling around on a flight deck or any deck in crap weather weren't wearing them (as per photos). Also, the N3 parkas wouldn't do fkk all at -60 or whatever, that's FRIGGIN COLD, and only animal furs (from arctic animals) have any chance of keeping you warm when it gets that low (or a NASA spacesuit with built-in heating system, etc).