
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.