The Snapshots in Time Collection

Two U.S. Army Air Forces Airmen in Leather Flight Jackets, WWII Training Base Portrait

Two U.S. Army Air Forces Airmen in Leather Flight Jackets, WWII Training Base Portrait

Two young Army Air Forces airmen, dressed in leather A-2 flight jackets, pose together at a stateside training base during World War II. Photographs like this capture the camaraderie formed among aviation cadets and pilots preparing for combat overseas. Project: 218303