The Snapshots in Time Collection

USAAF Airman in Flight Jacket, Edward P. McAleer Collection Portrait

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