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AVIATOR’S FLIGHT
LOG BOOK
NAME:
SCHOOL:
GRADE:
DATE:
Welcome to
the US Freedom Pavilion: The Boeing Center
at The National WWII Museum
M
ore than 70 years ago, the United States and its Allies fought and defeated
Germany, Japan, and Italy in the most destructive war in human history. The world
has never been the same since.
Today you will be exploring the history and lessons of WWII. But unlike studying history in
your classroom, you will be encountering artifacts, oral histories, photographs—real pieces
of history that bring the past to life.
Here in the Museum’s US Freedom Pavilion: The Boeing Center you will find examples of
the men and women and machines that helped the Allies win the war. Use this
reproduction WWII-era Aviators Flight Log Book to collect valuable information and share
your thoughts about the war that changed the world.
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World War II Time Line
Sept. 1, 1939
Germany invades Poland; WWII begins
May 10, 1940
Hitler begins invasion of Western Europe
June 22, 1940
France falls to German forces
Oct. 31, 1940
British RAF defeat German Luftwaffe, ending 4-month aerial Battle of Britain
Dec. 7, 1941
Japan attacks US fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; US enters WWII the next day
Jan. 20, 1942
Wannsee Conference held; Nazi Final Solution (extermination) for European Jews adopted
Apr. 9, 1942
Bataan “Death March” begins in the Philippines
June 7, 1942
Battle of Midway ends with decisive US victory over Japan
Nov. 5, 1942
2nd Battle of El Alamein ends in British victory over Germany and Italy in Egypt
Feb. 2, 1943
Battle of Stalingrad ends with Soviet victory over Germany; more than 1,000,000 deaths
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June 4, 1944
Rome liberated by Allied troops; first Axis capital to fall
June 6, 1944
D-Day: The Allied invasion of Western Europe begins in Normandy, France
June 22, 1944
G.I. Bill passes in the US; important social and economic legislation supporting veterans
Jan. 27, 1945
Soviets liberate Auschwitz death camp; more than 1,000,000 Jews have been murdered
Feb. 19, 1945
US Marines invade Iwo Jima; famous flag-raising Feb. 23; US victory there Mar. 26, 1945
Apr. 12, 1945
US President Franklin Roosevelt dies; VP Harry Truman becomes president
Apr. 30, 1945
Adolf Hitler commits suicide in his Berlin bunker as Soviet troops invade city
May 8, 1945
Germany surrenders; V-E Day
Aug. 6, 1945
US drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan; second bomb dropped on Nagasaki, Aug. 9, ‘45
Aug. 15, 1945
Japan surrenders; V-J Day; WWII ends; est. deaths = 70,000,000+
Nov. 21, 1945
Allies begin Nuremberg War Crimes Trials of Nazi leaders; Japanese War Crimes Trials in ‘46
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 Fill out the chart below about our AIRPLANES
(info found on panels along the 3rd and 4th Level skybridges)
NAME
TYPE
(bomber or fighter)
SIZE OF
CREW
MAXIMUM
SPEED
NUMBER
BUILT
B-17 Flying Fortress
B-25 Mitchell
F4U Corsair
P-51 Mustang
SBD Dauntless
TBM Avenger
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 If you were an American pilot during WWII, WHICH ONE OF THESE PLANES
would you most like to fly, and why?
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 THE MEDAL OF HONOR: Choose one recipient and summarize his actions
(info found on 2nd Level touch screen display and wall of faces)
NAME &
HOME TOWN
DATE OF ACTION
PLACE
DESCRIPTION
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 SERVICE AND SACRIFICE: Fill out table below (info found in 2nd Level display cases)
Service
Branch
One Key
Leader
One
Campaign
Peak WWII
Strength
Army
Navy
Marines
US Army Air Force
Coast Guard
Merchant
Marine
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Killed in
Action
Wounded in
Action
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 COMMAND CENTRAL: Choose one battle, explore it and fill in the following information
(info found using 2nd Level touch screen tables)
Battle Name
Battle Date/s
Belligerents
(country vs. country)
Description
(found in Summary)
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 COMMAND CENTRAL: Put these WWII battles in chronological order
Battle of the Bulge
Normandy (D-Day)
Midway
Guadalcanal
June 4-7, 1942
Aug. 7, 1942—
Feb. 21, 1943
June 6, 1944
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Dec. 16, 1944—
Jan. 25, 1945
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 ORAL HISTORY STATIONS: Choose one story and fill in the following
(info found on 2nd Level)
Name
Service Branch
What did you learn
about WWII history
from him/her?
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 SERVICE IN WAR AND PEACE: Name one US President, Vice President, Supreme
Court Justice, Senator, and Representative who served in the military during WWII
(info found using 1st Floor touch screen panel near entrance)
Office
Name
Service Branch
President
Vice President
Supreme Court Justice
Senator
Representative
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Home State
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 Choose one MILITARY VEHICLE on the floor, look at its details and read its label.
Now write a poem of at least four lines about it—it doesn’t even have to rhyme
TITLE:
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 WHAT WOULD YOU DO? Listen to at least one WWYD? scenario and fill out the
information below when it ends (found on the two large screens and voting terminals.)
What was your
scenario about?
What were your
choices?
1.
2.
Which did you choose
and why?
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ilitary airmen are required to keep a record
of their flight activities. During WWII, pilots
in the Army Air Force, the Navy, and the Marines
used a variety of booklets to keep these records.
They would record data such as the date, the
starting point and destination of their flight, their
airplane make and model, the crew size, the
duration of the flight, any passengers, and the
main reason for the flight.
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n the back is a copy of a page from the
Flight Log of Harry L. Horton, a crewmember
on a PB4Y-2 “Privateer” patrol bomber in the
Pacific Theater of War. During World War II, the
PB4Y-2 was developed for the Navy based on the
successful B-24 “Liberator” heavy bomber.
Horton served in VPB-109 Squadron, Crew 10,
and flew many missions throughout the Pacific
attacking Japanese naval and land targets.
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Flight Log of Harry L. Horton, PB4Y-2 crewmember, VPB-109 Squadron, Crew 10
To continue exploring WWII history: www.nationalww2museum.org