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U.S. Navy Aircraft Clearance Form for PBM-5 Mariner, VP-47, 16 February 1952

U.S. Navy Aircraft Clearance Form for PBM-5 Mariner, VP-47, 16 February 1952

This 1952 U.S. Navy Aircraft Clearance form documents a flight plan filed by Ensign W. E. Bancroft of patrol squadron VP-47, flying a PBM-5 Mariner from NAS Alameda to NAS San Diego. Routine administrative records like this illustrate the daily operational planning behind Cold War-era naval aviation during the Korean War period. Project: 218102