The B-24 in China: General Chennault's Secret Weapon in World war ii (Stackpole Military History Series)

By A.B. Feuer

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811732932
• ISBN13: 9780811732932
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: Stackpole Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 6.0"