The Snapshots in Time Collection
Pilot Flight Logbook Page, November 1949 — F6F Hellcat Familiarization Flight, Pat McAleer Collection
A page from U.S. Naval Aviator Pat McAleer's personal flight logbook, recording a familiarization flight in an F6F Hellcat fighter in November 1949. Logbooks like this document the training and flight hours that prepared naval aviators for fleet and combat service, including the Korean War that followed shortly after. Project: 218042