{"product_id":"custom-made-b-3-mouton-flight-jacket-8th-aaf-heavenly-body","title":"Custom-Made B-3 Mouton Flight Jacket, 8th AAF “Heavenly Body” Pin-Up Back Paint, Size L","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Yokosuka \u0026amp; Amekaji\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eA custom-made vintage B-3 in mouton, the heavy sheepskin bomber jacket of high-altitude American aircrews, painted on the back with a “Heavenly Body” pin-up girl and 8th AAF references. It brings nose-art culture to one of the most imposing silhouettes in flight clothing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe B-3 was the shearling bomber jacket worn by U.S. Army Air Forces crews against the cold of high-altitude flight. This custom-made vintage example in mouton takes up the 8th AAF theme, with back-painted pin-up girl artwork titled “Heavenly Body” in the spirit of wartime aircraft nose art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eModel:\u003c\/strong\u003e B-3 flight jacket, custom made\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTheme:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8th AAF (U.S. Army Air Force)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mouton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e L\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMeasurements:\u003c\/strong\u003e Length 68 cm · Shoulder width 42 cm · Width 45.5 cm · Sleeve length 62 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDecoration:\u003c\/strong\u003e Back-painted pin-up girl, “Heavenly Body”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVintage, pre-owned. No condition notes are recorded; the photographs are the reference for condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAuthenticity \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCustom-made B-3 rather than a contract-issue jacket; no maker or date is recorded. Every piece is examined and documented in Japan before dispatch and is offered with the Japonista authenticity guarantee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacked by hand in Japan and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Returns follow our \u003ca href=\"\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003epublished policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-closing\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConsidered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally. Pieces over $1,000 may be reserved over several payments with \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/japonista-layaway-privilege-program\"\u003eLayaway Privilege™\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContinue browsing: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/american-casual-amekaji-and-wagara-fashion\"\u003eAmekaji \u0026amp; Wagara Fashion\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-related\"\u003eRelated pieces: \u003ca href=\"\/products\/flying-leather-a2-full-paint-horsehide-jacket\"\u003eFlying Leather End of the World A-2\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/products\/real-mccoys-2-blow-go-horsehide-flight-jacket-monarch\"\u003eReal McCoy’s A-2 “Blow and Go” flight jacket\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/products\/flying-leather-co-2-horsehide-jacket-end-world-pin-up-full\"\u003eFlying Leather Co. full-paint A-2 jacket\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-cta\" data-world=\"Yokosuka \u0026amp; Amekaji\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-cta-eyebrow\"\u003eYokosuka Archive\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA particular size, motif or decade in mind? Postwar souvenir jackets and heritage amekaji surface in Japan one at a time. Name the maker, the embroidery and the chest measurement, and the Hunting Salon™ watches for it on your behalf. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/hunting-salon%E2%84%A2\"\u003eRequest a jacket search →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-search\"\u003eCollectors also search: b-3 mouton jacket · painted b-3 bomber jacket · heavenly body pin up jacket · 8th aaf flight jacket · sheepskin bomber jacket back paint · vintage b-3 flight jacket\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Japonista","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45116216082725,"sku":"","price":2545.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/8829\/6229\/files\/il_1140xN.2215653574_fb2t.jpg?v=1684900112","url":"https:\/\/japonista.com\/products\/custom-made-b-3-mouton-flight-jacket-8th-aaf-heavenly-body","provider":"Japonista","version":"1.0","type":"link"}