The Boeing B-29 Superfortress Bomber was the largest aircraft of World War II and was called "the greatest U.S. gamble of the war." On the morning of March 10, 1945, the B-29 crew, flying “GOIN’ JESSIE,” participated in what is now considered the deadliest bombing mission against any Axis countries of WWII. This action packed event occurred over the heart of Tokyo, and was the very beginning of the incendiary bombings that were to hit 70 Japanese cities by war’s end.
Chauncey wrote, “Our B-29, we named ‘GOIN’ JESSIE,’ was the 704th B-29 built here in Wichita in late 1944. Our crew picked it up at the Herrington, Kansas Army Air Base.”
Chauncey is a long-time supporter and volunteer at the Museum of World Treasures. More history and personal accounts of the crew of “GOIN’ JESSIE” can be found at Chauncey’s website.
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