A page from the personal flight logbook of Marine Corps aviator Pat McAleer, recording training flights in F4U Corsair fighters and SNJ trainers during WWII. Handwritten entries detail instrument training, division tactics, and a cross-country flight from Santa Barbara to Bakersfield, California, with monthly hours certified and countersigned by a fellow officer — a firsthand record of the rigorous flight training that prepared Marine pilots for combat. Project: 218060