This page from a Navy pilot's personal flight log book records a familiarization flight in a Grumman F6F Hellcat, bureau number 94294, flown on November 13, 1949. Logbooks such as this one, kept by naval aviator Pat McAleer, provided a detailed personal record of every flight, aircraft type, and duty status throughout a pilot's career. This entry dates from the period between World War II and the Korean War, when veteran carrier fighters like the Hellcat remained in service for pilot training and transition flying. Project: 218062