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W2-VJ95G: Etching "B-29 Superfortress BOCKSCAR - Nagasaki Mission August 9, 1945"

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Etching "USAAF Boeing B-29 Superfortress "Bockscar" Bomber - Nagasaki Mission August 9, 1945"

On August 9, 1945, this aircraft, piloted by Major Charles W. Sweeney, dropped the second atomic bomb, code-named "Fat Man," on the city of Nagasaki, Japan, causing extensive destruction and the eventual surrender of the Empire of Japan.

27.5 x 20 cm bistre offset etching.

This relatively modern etching bears a facsimile of the signature of Second Co-pilot Fred J. Olivi. Excellent condition.

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THE SECOND ATOMIC BOMB IS DROP ON NAGASAKI

Crew during the mission on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945

Crew C-15 (normally assigned to "The Great Artist")

Major Charles W. Sweeney, aircraft commander, North Quincy, Massachusetts
Captain Charles Donald "Don" Albury, co-pilot (pilot of Crew C-15), Miami, Florida
Second Lieutenant Frederick "Fred" J. Olivi, regular co-pilot, Chicago, Illinois
Captain James F. Van Pelt Jr., navigator, Oak Hill, West Virginia
Captain Kermit K. Beahan, bombardier, Houston, Texas
Master Sergeant John D. Kuharek, flight engineer, Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania
Staff Sergeant Raymond C. Gallagher, gunner, assistant flight engineer, Chicago, Illinois
Staff Sergeant Edward K. Buckley, radar operator, Lisbon, Ohio
Sergeant Abe M. Spitzer, radio operator, Bronx, New York
Sergeant Albert T. "Pappy" DeHart, tail gunner, Plainview, Texas