A Vought F4U Corsair sits at the hangar door while ground crew tend to maintenance, in a photograph from Naval Aviator Edward P. McAleer's personal album. Instantly recognizable by its gull-wing silhouette, the Corsair became one of the most formidable American fighters of WWII and the Korean War, flown by both Navy and Marine Corps aviators from carrier decks and island airstrips across the Pacific. Project: 218139