Very interesting, thanks for posting this.
The logbook appears to be from a Yorktown pilot (?), who landed on the Enterprise on June 4th, and the Hornet on June 5th.
"Fight off Jap Torpedo Planes- Got 1"
"CAP over Abandoned York Land on Enterp"
"CAP/ Land on Hornet"
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Originally Posted by T308
If you look at Marine log books, they almost never flew the same a/c.
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I've heard this was true of Marines pilots on Guadalcanal.
Here is an image of the Lexington debris field...
