This weathered snapshot from the personal album of Edward P. McAleer captures a long line of Vought F4U Corsair fighters parked on a flight line during World War II. The Corsair's distinctive inverted gull-wing design, adopted to accommodate its oversized propeller and landing gear, made it one of the most recognizable and effective carrier- and land-based fighters flown by U.S. Navy and Marine Corps aviators in the Pacific theater. Personal photographs like this one offer a rare, informal glimpse of squadron life and aircraft deployment far from official military documentation. Project: 218148