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

By Charles A. Jones

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: 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"