Two young American aviators pose in matching A-2 leather flight jackets and garrison caps outside a base building, one wearing a squadron patch and the other with a cigarette in hand. Photographed during World War II, likely at a stateside training field given the casual civilian automobiles in the background, this image comes from the personal collection of Edward P. McAleer and captures the camaraderie shared among airmen preparing for wartime service. Project: 218139