Author : Colonel Charles A. Jones
Release : 2020-11-15
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 699/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis B-29 “Double Trouble” Is “Mister Bee” by : Colonel Charles A. Jones
Download or read book B-29 “Double Trouble” Is “Mister Bee” written by Colonel Charles A. Jones. This book was released on 2020-11-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.