Title

Aviators Flight Log Book of Gerald Hennesy (1942-1944)

Description

Aviator's Flight Log book from the collection of Lieutenant Gerald Hennesy. Contains flight log records from May 1942 to October 1944. 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

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