B-29 Hunters of the JAAF

'B-29!' No other term struck such terror in the hearts of the Japanese public during World War 2 than this single, most-hated name. It was then only natural that the pilots who attempted to shoot these high-flying Boeing bombers out of the skies over Tokyo, Nagasaki, Hiroshima and Kobe should become known as the elite of the Japanese Army Air Force. This book details the exploits of the 'Dragon Slayers' who, flying the very latest single- and twin-engined fighters, exacted a heavy toll on the AAF Boeing bombers using a range of tactics including ramming.

List of contents

CHAPTER ONE
JAAF VERSUS THE 58th BW

CHAPTER TWO
JAAF VERSUS THE 73rd BW

CHAPTER THREE
PHASE TWO OPERATION

CHAPTER FOUR
FINAL PHASE AGAINST THE B-29

APPENDICES
COLOUR PLATES COMMENTARY
INDEX

About the author

Koji Takaki,Henry Sakaida, illustrated by Mark Styling

Summary

This work focuses on the Japanese bomber killers of World War II. Responsible for shooting B-29s out of the skies of Japan, these pilots used a range of tactics, including ramming. This book includes first-hand accounts, archival Japanese material, and scale plans of all major fighter variants.

Product details

• Authors: Henry Sakaida, Sakaida Henry, Koji Takaki, Takaki Koji
• Assisted by: Jim Laurier (Illustration), Laurier Jim (Illustration)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.11.2001
• EAN: 9781841761619
• ISBN: 978-1-84176-161-9
• No. of pages: 128
• Dimensions: 184 mm x 248 mm x 8 mm
• Weight: 466 g
• Illustrations: 126 b/w; 51 col
• Series: Aviation Elite Units
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Japan, HISTORY / Military / World War II, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century, HISTORY / Military / Special Forces, Military vehicles, Air forces & warfare, Warfare & defence, Second World War, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Asian History, Air forces and warfare, Modern warfare, c 1940 to c 1949, Special and elite forces, War and defence operations