Title
Aviator Notebook Belonging to Gerald Hennesy
Description
Lieutenant Gerald Hennesy's aviator notebook containing settings for flight equipment, navigation, instrument use and emergency landing procedures. Contains handwritten notes about Light Signals. A selection of pages have been scanned to give an insight into a pilot's experience in the Navy.
Collection
Gerald Hennesy Collection
Context
As a F4U Corsair fighter-bomber pilot in the Pacific, Gerald Hennesy flew almost 100 missions off the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown (CV-10). He received the Air Medal for downing an enemy aircraft during a rescue mission for one of his fellow pilots.
Accession #
2022.0014
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Secondary Object Name
Log, Flight
Primary Object Name
Log
Sub-Class Name
Other Documents
Class Name
Documentary Objects
Category Name
Category 08: Communication Objects
