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" Boeing Superfortress Bomber Flying the Long

(Author) Colonel Charles a Jones
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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.

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Publisher:
Xlibris Us
Format:
HardCover
Language:
en
ISBN:
9781796095746
Publish year:
2020
Publish date:
Oct. 29, 2020

Colonel Charles a Jones

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