This snapshot from the Edward P. McAleer collection captures four Navy or Marine Corps servicemen posing on the wing of a single-engine carrier fighter, likely an F6F Hellcat or FM-2 Wildcat, during World War II. Informal photographs like this one, taken by squadron mates on flight decks and airfields throughout the Pacific Theater, document the camaraderie of naval aviation units alongside the aircraft that carried them into combat. Project: 218146