The Snapshots in Time Collection
U.S. Navy Aviator's Flight Logbook, July 1949 Entries — SNJ Trainer and FG-1D Corsair Flights
This page from a naval aviator's flight logbook records training flights from July 1949, including sorties in an SNJ trainer and an FG-1D Corsair (the Goodyear-built variant of the famed F4U Corsair). Entries for familiarization, navigation, instrument work, and camera gunnery reflect the routine but rigorous training regimen that prepared Navy and Marine pilots for combat readiness just before the outbreak of the Korean War. Project: 218062