The Snapshots in Time Collection

U.S. Navy Aviator's Flight Logbook, November 1950 (Korean War)

U.S. Navy Aviator's Flight Logbook, November 1950 (Korean War)

These logbook pages from November 1950 document the flight hours of a U.S. Navy pilot flying Corsair fighter-bombers and Hellcat night fighters during the opening months of the Korean War. Entries recording rocket and bomb missions, night carrier landings, and instrument approaches offer a rare firsthand record of the demanding pace of carrier aviation in combat, when naval aircrews flew close air support and strike missions from fleet carriers off Korea. Project: 218062