The Snapshots in Time Collection

Flight Log Book Page: December 1946, FG Corsair Flight, NAS Oakland, McAleer Collection

Flight Log Book Page: December 1946, FG Corsair Flight, NAS Oakland, McAleer Collection

This December 1946 entry from Marine aviator Edward P. McAleer's flight log book records a 1.3-hour flight in an FG (Goodyear-built F4U Corsair) fighter, number 92151, flown out of Naval Air Station Oakland, California. By this point McAleer had logged 886.8 total flight hours, reflecting the continued service of Marine Corps aviators in the immediate postwar years. Project: 218037