The Snapshots in Time Collection
Instrument Flight Qualification Memorandum for Ens. W. E. Bancroft, USNR -- VP-47, 16 February 1952
An official 1952 Navy memorandum certifying Ensign W. E. Bancroft's Standard Instrument Flight Rating, earned flying the PBM-5 Mariner patrol seaplane with Patrol Squadron Forty Seven. Documents like this trace the technical training and qualification milestones of naval aviators during the Korean War era. Project: 218102