The Snapshots in Time Collection

Pilot Flight Logbook Page, Lt. Wayne E. Bancroft, USN, October 1950

Pilot Flight Logbook Page, Lt. Wayne E. Bancroft, USN, October 1950

A page from the personal flight logbook of Lt. Wayne E. Bancroft, USN, recording training flights in SNB-5 and PBM-5 Mariner aircraft during October 1950, at the outset of the Korean War. Logbooks like this provide a detailed, firsthand record of a naval aviator's flight hours, aircraft assignments, and qualifications. Project: 218133