Military Aircraft Maintenance
Dateca. 1942
Mediumgelatin silver print
Dimensions6 7/8 × 8 15/16 in. (17.5 × 22.8 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of John Airy
Object numberPA1982.180.994
DescriptionThis image depicts twelve U.S. Army mechanics working on a large aircraft's fuselage inside a hanger on the Albuquerque Army Air Base in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The men are looking at or fixing various different parts of the aircraft. They are on, under, and next to it. A man in the foreground is standing on a large rolling scaffolding. He is reaching his right arm through the open window of the plane. Each man in this photograph is wearing a light-colored U.S. Army uniform. In the background, behind the plane, is a large shelving unit stacked with unidentified supplies.On View
Not on viewTerms
Locale
ca. 1942
ca. 1945
ca. 1945
