The Snapshots in Time Collection

Pilot Flight Logbook Pages, April 1952, PBM Mariner Flights from NAS Alameda — Lt. Bancroft Korean War Collection

Pilot Flight Logbook Pages, April 1952, PBM Mariner Flights from NAS Alameda — Lt. Bancroft Korean War Collection

A page from Lt. Bancroft's 1952 flight logbook records routine training flights in the Martin PBM Mariner flying boat out of Naval Air Station Alameda. Even amid the Korean War, meticulous logbooks like this tracked every hour a naval aviator spent in the air, forming the backbone of flight safety and career advancement records. Project: 218133