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 World War II. Men selected for the B-29 program represented an elite group within the U.S. Army Air Force and the author of this exciting volume, himself a veteran of numerous Superfortress missions, offers a first-hand, eye-witness account of some of the most dramatic combat action of history s greatest conflict.

Robert Hilton, a photographer with the 40th Bomb Group who entered the B-29 program at its beginning in 1943, shares his experiences on reconnaissance and bombing missions, flying the Hump from India, and taking off from an advanced base in Sichuan, China, to pummel Japanese occupation forces throughout Asia. Then in early 1945, Hilton and the 40th BG moved to newly-liberated Tinian from which they took part in the final chapter of World War II the aerial assault on the Japanese home islands. In addition, Hilton introduces you to fellow veterans of the 40th BG 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 make B-29 Superfortress Combat Chronicles a unique primary historical source and a truly exciting read. Illustrated with over 100 photographs.

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