The Snapshots in Time Collection

Pilot's Flight Log Book, February 1944 - Corsair Fighter Training Entries

Pilot's Flight Log Book, February 1944 - Corsair Fighter Training Entries

A page from Pat McAleer's WWII flight log book, recording Corsair fighter training flights in February 1944. Entries document gunnery practice, night familiarization, aerial combat tactics, and cross-country navigation over Southern California - the intensive syllabus that prepared U.S. Navy and Marine Corps aviators for combat in the Pacific. Project: 218037