SS 36002 B-29 SUPERFORT COMBAT CHRONICLES (Soft Cover)

By Robert Hilton.
With its pressurized cabins for high-altitude operation, its long
range, large bomb capacity, and turbo-supercharged engines, the
B-29 Superfortress was the epitome of cutting edge American air
power during WWII. The author, a photographer with the 40th Bomb
Group and a veteran of 83 Superfortress missions, offers a
first-hand, eye-witness account and shares his experiences on
reconnaissance and bombing missions, flying the 'Hump' and taking
off from an advanced base in Sichuan, China, to pummel Japanese
occupation forces throughout Asia. Then in early 1945, the 40th
BG moved to newly-liberated Tinian from which they took part in
the final chapter of WWII - the aerial assault on the Japanese
home islands. Introduces you to fellow veterans of the 40th who
relate their no-less extraordinary experiences - ditching in the
Bay of Bengal, lost in the Siberian Taiga, downed behind enemy
lines in China, taken prisoner after bailing out over Tokyo.
Personal accounts from the men who served on the front lines of
the air war in the Pacific, a unique primary historical source
and a truly exciting read. Illustrated with over 100 photographs;
120 pages.