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This is a Rare US Air Force issued extreme cold weather parka, size Large from the 1950’s or early 1960’s. Black Label, Dark USAF insignia on the arm. Made with robust construction and designed for combat conditions! The parka was manufactured in the USA in the 1950’s or 60’s under government contract for the U. It has a heavy duty, fully lined hood (very warm) that is trimmed with real. Fur (coyote), a pocket with zipper topped with pen/pencil slots on the left upper arm. It also has 4 lower pockets for your hands. It closes with a heavy duty brass zipper. The tag reads size. Overall the parka is in good vintage condition. Not perfect but nice shape for age. WEIGHT: The parka is very heavy and weights about 5.5 pounds. Measures roughly 26 inches across from armpit to armpit and about 32 inches in length. SIZING: These parkas were designed to be worn with some bulky clothing underneath and therefore the size runs a little large. I generally wear a size large coat. With my size large N-3B parka I can wear a very heavy sweater or fleece jacket underneath. If you need additional information on sizing please contact me. HISTORY OF THE N-3B PARKA: The N-3B parka was designed by the U. Military in the early 1950’s for use by U. Air Force air crews, bombers, helicopter operators, and for crew who had the responsibility of transporting troops all stationed in extremely cold areas. The parka was originally made with a sage green nylon outer shell and lined with a wool blanket type material and had genuine coyote fur ruffs on the hoods. In the mid 1970’s the padding was changed to a polyester type material (making the parka both lighter and warmer), the shell was changed to a cotton-nylon blend, and the fur ruffs had changed to a white synthetic fur. Only the genuine U. Military N-3B is a piece of U. The item “N-3B USAF 1950’s 1960’s Flying Jacket Parka Vintage N3B Size LARGE Air Force” is in sale since Sunday, January 01, 2017. This item is in the category “Clothing, Shoes & Accessories\Men’s Clothing\Coats & Jackets”. The seller is “43071bucks” and is located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. This item can be shipped to United States, to Canada, to United Kingdom, DK, RO, SK, BG, CZ, FI, HU, LV, LT, MT, EE, to Australia, GR, PT, CY, SI, to Japan, to China, SE, KR, ID, to Taiwan, TH, to Belgium, to France, to Hong Kong, to Ireland, to Netherlands, PL, to Spain, to Italy, to Germany, to Austria, RU, IL, to New Zealand, PH, SG, to Switzerland, NO, SA, UA, AE, QA, KW, BH, HR, MY, AG, AW, BZ, DM, GD, KN, LC, MS, TC, BB, BD, BM, BN, BO, EC, EG, GF, GG, GI, GP, IS, JE, JO, KH, KY, LI, LK, LU, MC, MO, MQ, MV, NI, OM, PE, PK, PY, RE.

• Brand: USAF
• Style: Parka
• Size Type: Regular
• Size (Men’s): L
• Color: green
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States