The Snapshots in Time Collection
Air-to-Air Photograph of U.S. Navy Fighter in Flight, WWII Pacific Theater
Captured from within a formation aircraft, this photograph shows a U.S. Navy fighter banking through cloud-filled Pacific skies during World War II. Preserved in the personal album of Edward P. McAleer, images like this offer a rare aircrew's-eye view of naval air operations, documenting the everyday realities of formation flying far above the ocean. Project: 218136