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U.S. Navy Aviator's Flight Logbook Page - SNJ Trainer Flights and Carrier Landings, September 1949

U.S. Navy Aviator's Flight Logbook Page - SNJ Trainer Flights and Carrier Landings, September 1949

This page from a U.S. Navy aviator's personal flight logbook documents training and carrier-qualification flights flown in SNJ trainer aircraft during September 1949. Entries record daily flight time, aircraft bureau numbers, and a sequence of numbered carrier landings, culminating in a certified grand total of 80.1 flight hours. The pilot's signature, reading approximately 'Wayne E. Bancroft,' appears alongside an approving officer's countersignature, illustrating the meticulous personal recordkeeping expected of naval aviators as they built toward operational readiness in the years just before the Korean War. Project: 218133