The Snapshots in Time Collection

U.S. Navy Pilot's Flight Logbook, October 1952, PBM-5 Mariner Flights, Bancroft Collection

U.S. Navy Pilot's Flight Logbook, October 1952, PBM-5 Mariner Flights, Bancroft Collection

This page from a Navy pilot's flight logbook records October 1952 training and transport flights in the Martin PBM-5 Mariner flying boat between Naval Air Station Alameda and San Diego. Logbooks like this one provide a detailed, day-by-day account of a naval aviator's career, documenting flight hours, aircraft flown, and routes traveled during the Korean War era. Project: 218132