ABOUT THE BOOK

B-29 “DOUBLE TROUBLE” IS “MISTER BEE” (2020) is the biography of Lieutenant Colonel Elmer C. Jones U.S. Air Force Reserve (Retired) (1924 to 2014), the father of the book’s author, Colonel Charles A. Jones U.S. Marine Corps Reserve (Retired).

The book will appeal to anyone interested in World War II, specifically the aerial bombing campaign over Japan in 1945. It is the best, most informative, and most personal published account you can find describing the experiences of a B-29 crewman and officer who served in the Pacific Theater of Operations in 1945 during World War II. If your interest in B-29s and World War II is serious, then you want to
buy and to read this book.

 

Lieutenant Colonel Elmer C. Jones USAFR (Retired) died at age 89 in April
2014.


His wife Aileen Mateer Jones of Greensboro died at age 95 in March 2023.


They are buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery in their hometown of Greensboro, North Carolina.


Their only child Charles is the author of this book.

His 2024 interview for the North Carolina Aviation Museum during which he discussed his father’s wartime experiences can be found at the

following sites:

https://www.ncamhof.com/media/interviews.html
https://www.ncamhof.com/jones_interview.html
https://youtu.be/ycDVRUxa-iI?si=qOM3RH_mxHOCbKbu