The Snapshots in Time Collection
U.S. Airman Beside Aircraft Nose Marked "459," McAleer Collection, WWII
An American airman poses beside the nose of his twin-engine aircraft, marked with the number 459 and the wide-bar national insignia adopted in 1943. Photographs like this one, from the personal collection of Pat McAleer, document the everyday life and appearance of U.S. aircrew during World War II. Project: 218186