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 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781796095739)

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.

Author: Colonel Charles a. Jones
ISBN-10: 1796095737
ISBN-13: 9781796095739
Publisher: Xlibris Us
Language: English
Published: 10/29/2020
Pages: 740
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.35lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.63d