The Snapshots in Time Collection

Ground Crewman Servicing Aircraft Engine on Marston Mat Airfield, McAleer Collection

Ground Crewman Servicing Aircraft Engine on Marston Mat Airfield, McAleer Collection

A ground crewman services the engine of a single-engine aircraft parked on Marston mat at a forward Pacific airfield during World War II. Photographs like this document the essential, often overlooked labor of aircraft maintenance crews who kept combat aircraft flying under austere field conditions. Project: 218184