John W. Cox

Friendly Monster (eBook, ePUB)

Warbird and Its Crew

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Friendly Monster was the code name for the B-29 bomber in the pacific area during World War II. The author is John W. Cox, the commander of a remarkable flight crew and their tour of duty during the war. It starts with their training period and introduction to the state-of-the-art airplane. The crew participated in the first bombing attack on Tokyo since the Doolittle raid in 1942, then on to the end of the war. Highlighted are descriptions of the bombing,strafing and air combat the crew experienced on the missions they flew from the Marianas Island of Saipan, shortly after arriving in November 1944.

The book covers a period from April 1944 to July 1945. John Cox left the service in 1945 as a Captain with over 1000 hours flying the B-29 including 450 hours in 33 combat missions against Japan. Although the crew of the "Mary Ann" experienced some close calls and survived dangerous missions, no man on the crew was lost or wounded. A remarkable feat and a testament to the crew's professionalism and dedication. They were credited with shooting down 21 Japanese aircraft with 10 confirmed kills and the tailgunner Cpl. John Sutherland of San Antonio, Texas emerged as the Ace of the Marianas with 5 confirmed kills. The crew was awarded the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters, the Distinguished Flying Cross, and three battle stars. In addition to the adventures of the "Mary Ann" the book chronicles and demonstrates the capability of air power to destroy and defeat a modern empire without the need to set foot on enemy territory.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Xlibris US
• Seitenzahl: 179
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. September 2007
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781450069762
• Artikelnr.: 69346993

Autorenporträt

John Cox spent over 16 months and flew 33 combat missions from Saipan in the Mariannas to Japan. Although the battles to control the Pacific Islands were long and bloody, once the islands were taken it fell to sea power and air power to topple the Japanese Empire. No invasion was necessary and many American lives were spared because, for the first time in history, air power soundly defeated an enemy. The lessons learned in the B29 air campaign were not used effectively until 2002 in Afghanistan. John separated from the service in early December 1945. He married childhood friend Dixie and raised 2 daughters and a son in California. He attended USC on the GI Bill. He studied Electrical Engineering obtaining his Electrical Engineering degree in 1949 and Master of Science in 1952. He went on to work for Rockwell in servo mechanisms. John continues to fly. He is the Treasurer of the Flying Club at Fullerton Airport in Fullerton, California, and a flying instructor.