The Snapshots in Time Collection

USMC Aviator's Flight Logbook, May 1944 Monthly Summary, VMF-441, Edward P. McAleer Collection

USMC Aviator's Flight Logbook, May 1944 Monthly Summary, VMF-441, Edward P. McAleer Collection

This page from Edward P. McAleer's personal flight logbook records his flying hours for May 1944 as a Marine Corps aviator with fighter squadron VMF-441, Fourth Marine Aircraft Wing. Logbooks like this provide an invaluable, precise record of individual pilots' service, documenting flight time, unit assignment, and command certification during World War II. Project: 218060