The Snapshots in Time Collection
Ground Crew Loading Wing-Mounted Machine Guns, Single-Engine Fighter Aircraft -- Pat McAleer Album, 'How to Do It'
Ground crewmen load ammunition into the wing guns of a Navy fighter aircraft in this photograph from the Pat McAleer collection, captioned 'How to do it.' Arming aircraft between missions was a demanding, hands-on task performed by dedicated ordnance crews, essential to keeping combat squadrons ready for action. Project: 218187