(Michael) wrote:

No leather in it though... cotton shell with an alpaca lining.
Much warmer than an A-2 (or a B-3 if you wear an F-3 suit
under B-10) and much easier to mass produce.

Back in my H.S. days on the ranch I often wore my Dad's
arctic flight jacket while doing the chores. Dark blue nylon
with the old 50's-era USAF insignia dyed on the shoulder.
Ideal when sitting in a saddle rounding up the herd at 30-below
zero since it was neatly trimmed at the waist, had a full,
zippered hood lined with genuine wolf hair that completely
kept out the driving snow (although it was like looking through a
tunnel). The heavy jacket was issued to him while stationed at
Elmendorf back in the early 60's and still hangs in my closet.
Quality, unique jacket, and when traveling up north heads turn
to admire it.

-Mike Marron