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Color Photograph Signed by Pilots and Six crew members

Color Photograph Signed by Pilots and Six crew members

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Color Photograph Signed by Pilots and Six crew members

by Atomic Bomb Airplanes

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About This Item

Signed by Paul Tibbets, Charles Sweeney, and crew members; dated by each.

This dramatic 8 x 12- color photograph features the Enola Gay in the foreground and Bockscar in the background.

The photograph is signed by both aircraft commanders Paul Tibbets and Charles Sweeney. Tibbets, the pilot who flew the Enola Gay (named after his mother) when it dropped Little Boy, the first of two atomic bombs used in warfare, on the Japanese city of Hiroshima; and Charles Sweeney, the pilot who flew Bockscar carrying the Fat Man atomic bomb to Nagasaki on August 9, 1945.

Names and Inscriptions of the crew members are:

"Paul Tibbets. Pilot to Hiroshima, 6 Aug. 1945"
"Chas W Sweeney A/C Bockscar 9 August 45"

Other crew members signing are:

"Dutch Van Kirk Navigator Enola Gay 6 Aug 1945,"
"Richard Nelson Radio 6 Aug 1945"
"Morris R. Jeppson Weapon Test Officer Enola Gay Mission 6 Aug. 1945"
"Capt. C.D. Alhury — Co-Pilot Bockscar Nasasaki Aug 9, 1945." This guy is not on the photo…

Signatures are all bold and clear, photograph is excellent, with only an irregular trim to the left side.

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Seller
Abraham Lincoln Book Shop, Inc., ABAA, MWABA US (US)
Seller's Inventory #
962529092
Title
Color Photograph Signed by Pilots and Six crew members
Author
Atomic Bomb Airplanes
Book Condition
Used
Quantity Available
1
Place of Publication
No Place
Date Published
August 1945
Pages
One
Size
8" x 12"
Weight
0.00 lbs
Keywords
World War II

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Abraham Lincoln Book Shop, Inc., ABAA, MWABA

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About Abraham Lincoln Book Shop, Inc., ABAA, MWABA

Since 1938, Abraham Lincoln Book Shop, Inc. has specialized in autographs, books-rare, out-of-print, and signed, documents, ephemera, manuscripts, paintings, photographs, prints, sculpture, and other material culture related to Abraham Lincoln, the U.S. Civil War, and American Presidents.For the time being, Abraham Lincoln Book Shop, Inc is open by appointment. If you have a certain interest and would like to visit, please get in touch to make an appointment. We can curate some items specifically for you. We are also a small shop and staff members are occasionally out of the shop for appraisals or programs. We would like to have the most knowledgeable person on hand to help you. We are also available for sales consultations via Zoom. Please get in touch if that interests you.
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