ALDRIN, Edwin E. "Buzz" (b. 1930). Pilot flight record and log book. Florida, Texas, and Nevada,1951-52.

33 leaves, 8vo. Comprising 66 pages with handwritten annotations on 61 pages, including 29 full signatures ("Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr."), most accomplished beneath Aldrin's daily accounting of his flight time. With additional annotations in the hand of various of Aldrin's flight instructors. Full leather (rubbing). Provenance: The personal collection of Dr. Buzz Aldrin (sold Heritage, 20 September 2007, sale 669, lot 25355.

BUZZ ALDRIN’S PILOT FLIGHT RECORD AND LOG BOOK, recording a daily breakdown of Aldrin’s flight time, the type of aircraft flown and monthly totals of hours in said aircraft.

After graduating third in his class from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1951, Buzz Aldrin enrolled in flight training school in Bartow, Florida. He continued his training from 1951-1952 at Bryan Air Force Base in Bryan, Texas, and at Nellis Air Force Base in Clark County, Nevada. In those years, and recorded in the present log book, Aldrin logged time in the T6-G, T-28, T-33A, F-80A & B, F-86E, and B-26C. Aldrin applied his vast training in multiple aircraft (specifically the F-86E) as a jet fighter pilot in the Korean War, where he flew 66 missions and shot down two enemy MiG-15s in the F-86E Sabre. After his return from Korea, Aldrin served as an aerial gunnery instructor at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada. Includes Letter of Authenticity SIGNED BY BUZZ ALDRIN.