The Snapshots in Time Collection

U.S. Navy Pilot's Flight Logbook, May 1943 -- McAleer Log Book (Jan 1942-Sept 1948)

U.S. Navy Pilot's Flight Logbook, May 1943 -- McAleer Log Book (Jan 1942-Sept 1948)

This page from a U.S. Navy pilot's flight logbook, part of the McAleer collection spanning January 1942 to September 1948, records a month of training flights in May 1943 aboard SNV-1 'Valiant' and SNJ-4 'Texan' trainer aircraft. Meticulous logbooks like this one document the intensive flight training pipeline that produced thousands of Navy aviators during World War II, tracking every hour of dual instruction and solo flight en route to earning their wings. Project: 218060