page 58&59

page 58 (clipping 1,2)


page 58 (clipping 3)

this photo is disturbing enough and there is plenty of info and pics about german atrocities so ill let you do your own digging
page 58 (clipping 4 )


Flying at frigid high altitudes called for a special item of clothing to keep American airmen warm. The Army Air Corps designed the A-3 flying trousers, companion item to the B-3 jacket, with this exact purpose in mind. A-3s were actually ordered by the Army Air Force with the B-3 jacket as a two-piece suit, not as a separate item; for every B-3 jacket that was made there was a respective pair of A-3 trousers. Constructed from the same materials as the jacket, they were designed to be worn with the B-3 in extremely low temperatures.


The classic USAAF high-altitude bomber crew jacket of WWII – the type B-3! Inspired by the RAF “IRVIN” jacket, the B-3 was standardized in 1934 and originally produced from unfinished raw-white sheepskin (which has sometimes been erroneously and foolishly referenced as being produced for use in Alaska – dream on!). The B-3 underwent a series of spec. changes over the years, culminating in the much-simplified pattern of late 1943.


here is a pic of changes to come

page 59 (clipping 1)


page 59 (clipping 2)