The Snapshots in Time Collection

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The Lt. Bancroft Korean War collection brings together Martin PBM Mariner patrol flying boats, a sailor's studio portrait, shipboard mess life, and the paperwork of remembrance: an annotated accident report, a typed letter, and vintage aviation advertising. Together they trace how one veteran's naval service was recorded and researched.

US Navy Patrol Flying Boat with Damaged Nose Turret, Korean War Era (Digitally Altered Reproduction)

US Navy Patrol Flying Boat with Damaged Nose Turret, Korean War Era (Digitally Altered Reproduction)

Cutaway Illustration of U.S. Navy Flying Boat Mid-Section with .50 Caliber Waist Gun Position, Overlaid with Promotional Pencil Graphic

Cutaway Illustration of U.S. Navy Flying Boat Mid-Section with .50 Caliber Waist Gun Position, Overlaid with Promotional Pencil Graphic

Twin-Engine Flying Boat Alongside Ship, Bow Gun Position Visible, Korean War Era

Twin-Engine Flying Boat Alongside Ship, Bow Gun Position Visible, Korean War Era

Cutaway Illustration of Military Flying Boat with Advertising Pencil Overlay

Cutaway Illustration of Military Flying Boat with Advertising Pencil Overlay

Vintage Cutaway Aircraft Advertisement Illustration (Non-Photographic Ephemera)

Vintage Cutaway Aircraft Advertisement Illustration (Non-Photographic Ephemera)

Cutaway Illustration of PBM Mariner-Type Flying Boat Interior with Promotional Pencil Overlay

Cutaway Illustration of PBM Mariner-Type Flying Boat Interior with Promotional Pencil Overlay

Composite Advertising Illustration: Cutaway Flying Boat with "Broken" Fuselage and Pencil Graphic

Composite Advertising Illustration: Cutaway Flying Boat with "Broken" Fuselage and Pencil Graphic

Cutaway Illustration of Patrol Bomber Flying Boat Interior with Crew Bunks

Cutaway Illustration of Patrol Bomber Flying Boat Interior with Crew Bunks

Serviceman Clinton 'Duke' Macklin at Radio Communications Station, Korean War Era

Serviceman Clinton 'Duke' Macklin at Radio Communications Station, Korean War Era

USS Renshaw (DD-499), Fletcher-Class Destroyer, Underway – Official U.S. Navy Photograph

USS Renshaw (DD-499), Fletcher-Class Destroyer, Underway – Official U.S. Navy Photograph

Sailors Sharing a Meal in Ship's Mess Compartment, Korean War Era

Sailors Sharing a Meal in Ship's Mess Compartment, Korean War Era

Martin PBM-5 Mariner Flying Boat with Damaged Nose Turret, Riding at Sea

Martin PBM-5 Mariner Flying Boat with Damaged Nose Turret, Riding at Sea

Martin PBM Mariner Patrol Flying Boat, Bow and Nose Turret Detail, Korean War Era

Martin PBM Mariner Patrol Flying Boat, Bow and Nose Turret Detail, Korean War Era

Reference Printout: Martin PBM Mariner Performing JATO Takeoff, VP-47 (vpnavy.com)

Reference Printout: Martin PBM Mariner Performing JATO Takeoff, VP-47 (vpnavy.com)

Martin PBM Mariner Flying Boat Performing JATO Takeoff - Reference Photograph

Martin PBM Mariner Flying Boat Performing JATO Takeoff - Reference Photograph

Western Union Telegrams Notifying Family of Korean War Naval Aircraft Accident, December 1952

Western Union Telegrams Notifying Family of Korean War Naval Aircraft Accident, December 1952

Newspaper Clippings: PBM Patrol Bomber Crash off Korea, Korean War

Newspaper Clippings: PBM Patrol Bomber Crash off Korea, Korean War

Newspaper Clipping: "Rescuers Lasso Fresno Sailor After Crash" — Korean War Patrol Bomber Ditching, Sea of Japan

Newspaper Clipping: "Rescuers Lasso Fresno Sailor After Crash" — Korean War Patrol Bomber Ditching, Sea of Japan

Newspaper Clipping: 'Bomber Crash Victims Named' - San Francisco Examiner, December 30, 1952

Newspaper Clipping: 'Bomber Crash Victims Named' - San Francisco Examiner, December 30, 1952

Official U.S. Navy Casualty Report (Naval Speed Letter, Page 2 of 2) — Aircraft Loss Involving LTJG Hayes Eugene Bancroft, Korean War Era

Official U.S. Navy Casualty Report (Naval Speed Letter, Page 2 of 2) — Aircraft Loss Involving LTJG Hayes Eugene Bancroft, Korean War Era

Sailors at Mess and Electronics Workstation Aboard Ship, Korean War Era (Bancroft Collection)

Sailors at Mess and Electronics Workstation Aboard Ship, Korean War Era (Bancroft Collection)

Declassified Cover Letter, Historical Report of Patrol Squadron Forty-Seven (VP-47), 1 July–31 December 1952

Declassified Cover Letter, Historical Report of Patrol Squadron Forty-Seven (VP-47), 1 July–31 December 1952

Typed Naval Squadron History Report Page — Korean War Era, Iwakuni/Fukuoka Operations and BA-12 Aircraft Loss (Bancroft Collection)

Typed Naval Squadron History Report Page — Korean War Era, Iwakuni/Fukuoka Operations and BA-12 Aircraft Loss (Bancroft Collection)

Annotated Naval Aviation Accident Report Page, Bancroft Korean War Collection

Annotated Naval Aviation Accident Report Page, Bancroft Korean War Collection

Typed Letter to 'George' Recounting Korean War Patrol Plane Crew and Crash, Page 1 of 3

Typed Letter to 'George' Recounting Korean War Patrol Plane Crew and Crash, Page 1 of 3

Typed Memoir Page Describing PBM Mariner Crew and Crash Rescue (Page 2 of 3)

Typed Memoir Page Describing PBM Mariner Crew and Crash Rescue (Page 2 of 3)

Final Page of a Typed Personal Letter Signed "Joe" (Page 3 of 3)

Final Page of a Typed Personal Letter Signed "Joe" (Page 3 of 3)

U.S. Navy Squadron Patches: VP-47 'Benjo's Manor' and Companion Insignia -- Bancroft Collection

U.S. Navy Squadron Patches: VP-47 'Benjo's Manor' and Companion Insignia -- Bancroft Collection

Studio Portrait of U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer 'Wayne,' Korean War Era

Studio Portrait of U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer 'Wayne,' Korean War Era

Studio Portrait of U.S. Navy Sailor 'Wayne' in Dress Uniform, Korean War Era

Studio Portrait of U.S. Navy Sailor 'Wayne' in Dress Uniform, Korean War Era

Studio Portrait of Young Naval Serviceman "Wayne" in Dress Uniform, Korean War Era

Studio Portrait of Young Naval Serviceman "Wayne" in Dress Uniform, Korean War Era

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