The Snapshots in Time Collection

Naval Aviator's Personal Flight Log Book, October 1951 -- AD-1 Skyraider and F4U-4 Corsair Entries

Naval Aviator's Personal Flight Log Book, October 1951 -- AD-1 Skyraider and F4U-4 Corsair Entries

This page from a naval aviator's personal flight log book documents a month of flying in October 1951, logging time in the AD-1 Skyraider attack aircraft and the F4U-4 Corsair fighter. Entries record training missions including local familiarization flights, sector and division tactics, instrument training, ground-controlled intercept practice, and a cross-country flight linking Marine Corps Air Station El Toro with Las Vegas. Personal log books like this one provide a detailed, first-hand record of a military aviator's flying career, offering historians precise data on aircraft types, flight hours, and training activities during the Korean War era. Project: 218062