Phillips recreates the air assault against Japan, the B-29 raids on major Japanese industrial cities he flew over 51 years ago, at age 27. As a crew commander he flew 17 mid-day formation bombing missions & 12 night (non-formation) incendiary sorties, starting with the famous March 10, 1945 strike against Tokyo. That mission was the wildest, most violent flight he ever experienced. This was due to severe turbulence from the 17-sq-mile fire below. Flying into the fire cloud at 7,800-ft his B-29 was tossed about so severely ...
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Phillips recreates the air assault against Japan, the B-29 raids on major Japanese industrial cities he flew over 51 years ago, at age 27. As a crew commander he flew 17 mid-day formation bombing missions & 12 night (non-formation) incendiary sorties, starting with the famous March 10, 1945 strike against Tokyo. That mission was the wildest, most violent flight he ever experienced. This was due to severe turbulence from the 17-sq-mile fire below. Flying into the fire cloud at 7,800-ft his B-29 was tossed about so severely that he came out at 14,000 feet! His airspeed exceeded the 300-mph "placard speed" by over 50-mph; to avoid structural failure, he had to pull all four throttles back to idle! Still the heavy B-29 gained altitude, with the fire bombs still aboard. After the bombs were placed squarely on their target he turned for home, & had an unforgettable view of the City of Tokyo aflame below. On Aug. 6 on his 28th mission he was forced to ditch 45 miles north of his base on Saipan when his B-29 ran out of gas. He & his 11-man crew were rescued by a Navy LSM, with all surviving. Gen. Curtis LeMay said of Phillips' manuscript, "I like it!"
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