The Snapshots in Time Collection
U.S. Military Aircraft Flight Log and Pre-Flight Checklist Form
This aircraft flight log form, largely unused, offers a window into the meticulous procedural discipline underpinning military aviation. From pre-flight engine checks to post-flight fuel consumption logs and pilot sign-offs, such paperwork ensured accountability and safety for every sortie flown, a bureaucratic counterpart to the drama of flight itself, preserved here within the personal papers of Pat McAleer. Project: 218326