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
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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...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1796095702
ISBN13:9781796095708
Release Date:November 2020
Publisher:Xlibris Us
Length:372 Pages
Weight:2.63 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 8.5" x 11.0"
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