The Snapshots in Time Collection

U.S. Marine Corps Fighter Aircraft Tail Section, Tail Code 'AB,' VMF-214 Album, 1945

U.S. Marine Corps Fighter Aircraft Tail Section, Tail Code 'AB,' VMF-214 Album, 1945

The tail of a U.S. Marine Corps fighter, marked 'AB,' rests on a carrier flight deck in this 1945 photograph from the VMF-214 'Black Sheep' squadron album, capturing the everyday realities of carrier-based fighter operations during the closing months of WWII. Project: 218393