The Snapshots in Time Collection
F4U-1D Corsair Pilot Logbook, December 1944 — Marshall Islands Neutralization Strikes, McAleer Collection
A page from a Corsair pilot's flight logbook documenting December 1944 combat missions against Japanese garrisons on the Marshall Islands atolls of Jaluit, Wotje, and Maloelap. Though bypassed by the main Allied advance across the Central Pacific, these isolated garrisons remained targets of continuous neutralization strikes by Navy and Marine Corps aviators throughout the war, a lesser-known but essential chapter of the Pacific air campaign. Project: 218037