The Snapshots in Time Collection
USAAF Airman in Flight Jacket, Edward P. McAleer Collection Portrait
This portrait from the Edward P. McAleer collection shows a U.S. Army Air Forces airman in a leather flight jacket and service cap, photographed outside stateside barracks during World War II. Personal snapshots like this one, often taken by fellow servicemen, documented the everyday lives of airmen between training and combat duty. Project: 218146