The Snapshots in Time Collection

Lt. Wayne E. Bancroft's U.S. Navy Flight Log Book, February 1950

Lt. Wayne E. Bancroft's U.S. Navy Flight Log Book, February 1950

This page from Lt. Wayne E. Bancroft's personal flight log book documents his flying activity in February 1950, just months before the outbreak of the Korean War. Flying an SNJ-series trainer, Bancroft logged both his own proficiency flights and an instrument instructional flight given to a student pilot named Schellenberg. Certified and countersigned by his commanding officer, this log book page exemplifies the rigorous record-keeping that tracked every Navy aviator's flight hours, experience, and qualifications throughout their career. Project: 218109