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General Chennault's Secret Weapon - The B-24 in China (Hardcover, New) Loot Price: R2,570
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General Chennault's Secret Weapon - The B-24 in China (Hardcover, New): A. B Feuer

General Chennault's Secret Weapon - The B-24 in China (Hardcover, New)

A. B Feuer

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This book records the World War II experiences of Captain 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 which had been integrated with the Norden bombsight for night missions. These B-24's 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 had sunk approximately a million tons of Japanese shipping. Due to the Top Secret classification of this equipment, the story of the radar B-24's, operating with the Flying Tigers, has never before been told.

The war in the Pacific was definitely brought to a quicker end by the devastating destruction caused by the sinking of such a tremendous number of Japanese merchant and naval vessels in the South China Sea. In its three years of operation, the 14th Air Force was credited with sinking two and a half million tons of enemy shipping. The radar-equipped B-24's were also used on reconnaissance missions--locating Japanese convoys for U.S. naval ships and submarines. Military historians, and anyone interested in World War II, will find this story highly informative, since it discloses never before published facts about the development of radar systems by the United States. This same radar technique was used by B-17's during the saturation night bombing raids over Germany.

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Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc
Country of origin: United States
Release date: December 1992
First published: December 1992
Authors: A. B Feuer
Dimensions: 234 x 156 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 264
Edition: New
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-94353-0
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military
Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Air forces & warfare
Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
Books > Humanities > History > Australasian & Pacific history > General
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns
Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Weapons & equipment > General
Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War
Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
Books > History > Australasian & Pacific history > General
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War
Books > Biography > Historical, political & military
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LSN: 0-275-94353-4
Barcode: 9780275943530

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