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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.
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

 (source Wikipedia)

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15/08/1995

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