The Snapshots in Time Collection

Pilot McAleer's Flight Log Book, August 1945 — F6F Hellcat and F4U Corsair Training Sorties

Pilot McAleer's Flight Log Book, August 1945 — F6F Hellcat and F4U Corsair Training Sorties

This page from pilot McAleer's personal flight log book records training sorties flown in F6F Hellcat and F4U Corsair fighters during August 1945, the final month of World War II. Entries detail gunnery, rocket, and night tactics exercises, offering a firsthand record of the rigorous training that carrier and land-based fighter pilots underwent even as the war drew to a close. Project: 218037