This official U.S. Air Force flight record, or "Form 5," documents the actual combat and training hours logged by Maj. Dean E. DeTar of the 6th Special Operations Squadron during 1969. Such forms provided a precise administrative record of every sortie a pilot flew – aircraft type, duty position, day/night and instrument time, landings, and combat missions. DeTar's entries, logged in A-1 Skyraider variant aircraft, reflect the demanding operational tempo of Air Commando squadrons conducting close air support and special operations missions in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. Project: 218921