The Snapshots in Time Collection
U.S. Navy Pilot's Flight Logbook, Ensign Wayne Bancroft, January 1952
A page from Ensign Wayne Bancroft's personal flight logbook documents his January 1952 missions piloting PBM-5 Mariner flying boats across the Western Pacific, including legs between Hong Kong, the Philippines, Okinawa, and Japan. The logbook also records his certification for a standard instrument rating, offering a detailed primary-source record of a Navy patrol aviator's service during the Korean War era. Project: 218133