The Snapshots in Time Collection

Pilot's Flight Log Book, January 1944 — Fighter Training Syllabus, McAleer Collection

Pilot's Flight Log Book, January 1944 — Fighter Training Syllabus, McAleer Collection

A page from a Navy fighter pilot's flight log book, January 1944, documenting a month of tactical training in Corsair and Wildcat fighters, including section and division tactics, gunnery runs, and aerial combat exercises flown between Bakersfield, Santa Barbara, and North Island, California. Log books like this preserved the day-by-day record of a naval aviator's progression toward combat readiness during World War II. Project: 218060