The Snapshots in Time Collection
Serviceman Servicing Radial Engine of Single-Engine Aircraft on Marston Mat Airfield, WWII Era (McAleer Collection)
A serviceman services the exposed radial engine of a single-engine military aircraft parked on perforated steel Marston matting, a hallmark of forward airfields during World War II. This image from the Edward P. McAleer collection documents the everyday maintenance work essential to keeping aircraft mission-ready in austere wartime conditions. Project: 218138