The Snapshots in Time Collection

Ground Crew Arming Fighter Aircraft Wing Guns, WWII USAAF Flight Line

Ground Crew Arming Fighter Aircraft Wing Guns, WWII USAAF Flight Line

U.S. Army Air Forces ground crew load .50 caliber ammunition belts into a fighter aircraft's wing-mounted machine guns during World War II. Rearming aircraft between missions was a routine but critical task performed by dedicated armorer teams on flight lines around the world. Project: 218303