The Snapshots in Time Collection
Lt. M.C. Bancroft's U.S. Navy Flight Logbook, June 1951 (PBM-5 Mariner Operations)
A page from the personal flight logbook of Lt. M.C. Bancroft, U.S. Navy, recording flights in the PBM-5 Mariner patrol seaplane during June 1951. Logbooks such as this provided the official record of a naval aviator's flight hours, aircraft types, and missions, including operational readiness inspections and air-sea rescue duty during the Korean War era. Project: 218133