Custom-Painted B-3 Shearling Flight Jacket, “Heavenly Body” Pin-Up Nose Art with Bomb Markings, Brown, Size L

A B-3 style shearling flight jacket reimagined as wearable nose art: a blonde pin-up in red dress and heels beneath the yellow script “Heavenly Body,” with rows of white bomb silhouettes and a blue skull emblem. It joins the rugged cold-weather aviator silhouette to rockabilly glamour and custom-painting culture.

The Piece

Built on a deep brown leather B-3 silhouette with thick cream shearling at the collar, cuffs and hem, this jacket draws on one of the most iconic cold-weather flight jackets ever made, designed for bomber crews at altitude. What sets it apart is the custom artwork across the body, which turns the garment into something closer to wearable nose art. It is a later custom interpretation of the B-3 rather than an original military-issued example.

At center back, a blonde glamour figure in a red dress and red high heels sits in a stylized pin-up pose beneath the large yellow script “Heavenly Body,” with a row of white bomb silhouettes below. The phrase does double duty, glamour and celestial, idealized femininity, in the flirtatious register of WWII nose art, when aircraft were given feminine identities as symbols of luck, longing and home. The red of dress and shoes stands out sharply against the dark leather ground.

The front continues the theme with white bomb motifs recalling aircraft tally marks and a blue skull emblem accented by a dagger-like detail, a harder subcultural note that links the jacket to biker, rockabilly and punk-adjacent codes. Patch- and insignia-style detailing appears on the front and sleeve. Nose art was never officially sanctioned, yet it flourished because personality made war bearable; this jacket carries that lineage forward from aircraft to wearer.

The construction is heavy and winter-ready: a textured, aged brown outer shell, large shearling collar, shearling cuff and hem treatment, front zipper, waist adjustment tabs and side straps, and the substantial panel construction typical of the B-3. As modeled by Ana Lisa in the photographs, it reads equally well worn or displayed.

Details

• Model: B-3 style shearling flight jacket, custom-painted
• Label: “TYPE B-3”; “DWG. NO. 33H5595”; “C. CONTRACT 1978”; “AC-17755”; “REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.”; “IMPERIAL SHEEPSKIN” (read from the partly obscured tag)
• Era: Later custom interpretation; not an original wartime issue
• Material: Leather exterior (likely sheepskin or cowhide) with shearling trim and lining
• Color: Deep brown with cream shearling; artwork in yellow, red, blue, white, black and flesh tones
• Size: L (tag)
• Back: Blonde pin-up in red dress and heels; yellow “Heavenly Body” script; row of white bomb silhouettes
• Front: White bomb motifs; blue skull emblem with dagger-like detail; patch-style insignia on front and sleeve
• Construction: Full front zip; large shearling collar; shearling-trimmed cuffs and hem; waist adjustment tabs and side straps

Condition

• Pre-owned vintage collector condition, worn-in rather than pristine, with strong remaining visual impact in the artwork.
• Natural creasing, patina and grain variation to the brown outer shell.
• Some irregularity and wear consistent with vintage shearling outerwear.
• No major damage visible in the photographs; no claim is made for the zippers, seams or lining beyond what the photographs show.

Authenticity & Care

Label wording, read from the partly obscured tag, includes TYPE B-3, DWG. NO. 33H5595, AC-17755 and IMPERIAL SHEEPSKIN. The jacket is presented as a later custom-painted B-3 style piece, not a guaranteed original wartime issue. Every piece is examined and documented in Japan before dispatch and is offered with the Japonista authenticity guarantee.

Delivery from Japan

Packed 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. Every sale is final; please ask anything you wish to know before you buy, and see our published policy.

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