The Snapshots in Time Collection

Aviator's Flight Log Book Page, June 1950 — F6F-6 Hellcat Flight, NAS Oakland

Aviator's Flight Log Book Page, June 1950 — F6F-6 Hellcat Flight, NAS Oakland

This page from Pat McAleer's personal flight log book records a training flight flown in an F6F-6 Hellcat fighter at Naval Air Station Oakland, California, in June 1950, just before the outbreak of the Korean War. Logbooks like this provide a detailed, day-by-day record of a naval aviator's flying career, documenting aircraft flown, flight hours accumulated, and the bases from which they operated. Project: 218042