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 LONGEST NONSTOP COMBAT MISSION OF WORLD WAR II
by
Book Cover & Preview Text
Why did I write this book? Why do I tell the story of my father with the focus on his combat experience during World War II? Such a question is one frequently asked of those who write books or who make movies. The primary reason for writing this book is to honor a man, one who I knew personally, for his wartime experience: my own father. Another reason for writing this book is to memorialize one man's service during World War II so it will not be lost to future generations. Another reason is I wanted to combine into one place the details of his life and the details of his service in World War II. Another reason is to publicize his greatest accomplishment: being part of the B-29 crew that flew the longest nonstop aviation combat mission of World War II. Finally, I wanted some king of reckoning or answer: why and how did my father survive the war? Why was he not the subject of one of those heartbreaking telegrams beginning “DEEPLY REGRET TO INFORM YOU” and continuing with the phrase “KILLED IN ACTION” or “MISSING IN ACTION”? After all, if he had not survived I would not be writing this book.
Formats
Book Details
About the Book
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.
Note: This edition has the text and photographs (black and white) in one volume. This edition is sold either in hardcover or softcover. There is a two volume color version available.