The Cockpit USA Pearl Harbor Reproduction B-3 is patterned after the rare early-1942 russet B-3 jackets issued to Army Air Force bomber crews — constructed from hand-selected antiqued pelts
which took over centralized blood chit distribution during the mid-war period
back collar strap beneath the RAF patch
No two pieces are ever identical
" AVG pilots often had the blood chit sewn directly into the back panel of their A-2 flight jacket — a practice specific to the Flying Tigers that distinguishes their blood chit from later designs carried separately in survival kits
Persian Gulf Silk Blood Chit Leather The Cockpit USA Pearl HarborThe Persian Gulf blood chit was issued to coalition aircrew during Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm (199091) the most linguistically comprehensive blood chit ever produced, printed in 13 languages to cover the diverse civilian populations of the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, and surrounding regions. The languages included Arabic in multiple dialects, Farsi, Kurdish, Turkish, and others a deliberate decision by planners who anticipated