In 1945, the U.S. Army Air Force issued the "Jacket, Aircrew, Heavy, Type N-3", to replace the B-7, B-9, and B-11 parka used in extreme cold zones, the first of a long line of very successful N-3 style parkas.
Please use this info as a general guide as measurements are approximate.
Size
Shoulder
Chest
S
Free
51.6" / 131cm
M
Free
54.3" / 138cm
L
Free
56.7" / 144cm
XL
Free
59.1" / 150cm
Size
Length
Sleeve
S
31.9" / 81cm
24" / 61cm
M
32.7" / 83cm
24.6" / 62.5cm
L
33.7" / 85.5cm
25.2" / 64cm
XL
34.6" / 88cm
25.8" / 65.5cm
In order to best determine fit, it may be helpful to compare our garment’s measurements to a similar garment you already own. Lay your garment on a flat surface and take all measurements from the outside of the garment.
Drawstring hood with wolf fur trim. Leather stoppers. Full-zip front. Buttoned storm placket. WALDES zippers.
Long sleeves. Ribbed cuffs.
Two hand-warmer pockets. Two front waist snapped pockets.
In 1945, the U.S. Army Air Force issued the "Jacket, Aircrew, Heavy, Type N-3", to replace the B-7, B-9, and B-11 parka used in extreme cold zones, the first of a long line of very successful N-3 style parkas.
Please use this info as a general guide as measurements are approximate.
Size
Shoulder
Chest
S
Free
51.6" / 131cm
M
Free
54.3" / 138cm
L
Free
56.7" / 144cm
XL
Free
59.1" / 150cm
Size
Length
Sleeve
S
31.9" / 81cm
24" / 61cm
M
32.7" / 83cm
24.6" / 62.5cm
L
33.7" / 85.5cm
25.2" / 64cm
XL
34.6" / 88cm
25.8" / 65.5cm
In order to best determine fit, it may be helpful to compare our garment’s measurements to a similar garment you already own. Lay your garment on a flat surface and take all measurements from the outside of the garment.
Drawstring hood with wolf fur trim. Leather stoppers. Full-zip front. Buttoned storm placket. WALDES zippers.
Long sleeves. Ribbed cuffs.
Two hand-warmer pockets. Two front waist snapped pockets.
N-3 Parka was labeled "Specification No. 3110" and had an olive green nylon outer, wolf fur trim on brown sheepskin lined hood, and was wool blanket insulated with a nylon inner lining. Around 1950, after the U.S. Air Force separated from the Army, the model became N-3A, the specification became MIL-J-6279 and the nylon outer was USAF blue in color. By 1958 the parka was known as the N-3B, under specification MIL-J-6279A and was grey in color.
