B-29 Double Trouble Is Mister Bee: Radar Photography of and Bombing Japan During World War Ii My North Carolinian Father in the Crew of the Lone B-29

by Jones, Colonel Charles a.
ISBN: 9781796095739
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This book is the story of Elmer C. Jones, a young man who grew up during the Great Depression and who joined the military in 1943, becoming a member of the Army's Air Corps in 1944. He was the radar observer of a B-29 Superfortress bomber crew flying 28 combat missions over Japan in 1945--13 bombing missions and 15 photographic reconnaissance missions, including the longest mission of the war: 4,650 miles in 23:00 hours. He accumulated 489:50 combat flying hours during the war.
  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Jones, Colonel Charles a.
  • ISBN: 9781796095739
  • Condition: New
  • Dimensions: 9.00 x 1.63
  • Number Of Pages: 740
  • Publication Year: 2020
Language: English