The B-24 in China

The B-24 in China

by Elmer E. Haynes

"General Chennault's Secret Weapon in WWII"

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Details

War:

World War II

Perspective:

Bombers

Military Unit:

US Army

True Story:

Yes

Biography:

No

Region:

Asia

Page Count:

250

Published Date:

2006

ISBN13:

9780811732932

Description

Electrifying chronicle of top-secret bomber missions with the famous Flying Tigers This book records the World War II experiences of Capt. Elmer E. Haynes, who flew low-altitude night radar strikes against Japanese shipping in the South China Sea and daylight raids against various enemy land-based installations in eastern and central China. Haynes flew secretly developed B-24 Liberator bombers that were equipped with radar that had been integrated with the Norden Bombsight for night missions. These B-24s operated with the 14th Air Force--General Chennault's Flying Tigers. The bombing attacks were so accurate and successful that, in a little over a year, Haynes and his fellow pilots sank approximately a million tons of Japanese shipping.

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