The Snapshots in Time Collection

Page from Pat McAleer's WWII Naval Aviator Flight Log Book, June Entries — F4U-1 Corsair Strike Missions, Marshall Islands

Page from Pat McAleer's WWII Naval Aviator Flight Log Book, June Entries — F4U-1 Corsair Strike Missions, Marshall Islands

A page from a Marine Corsair pilot's personal flight log book, recording June 1944-45 combat sorties against Japanese-held atolls in the Marshall Islands, including Wotje and Maleolap. Handwritten entries note aircraft bureau numbers, flight durations, and mission types such as strikes, combat air patrols, and reconnaissance. Flight logs like this one provide an irreplaceable first-person record of the air campaign against bypassed Japanese garrisons in the Central Pacific. Project: 218037