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Lot #7492
Bockscar Signed Photograph

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Glossy 10 x 7.75 photo of the crew of Bockscar, the U.S. Army Air Forces B-29 bomber that dropped a Fat Man nuclear weapon over the Japanese city of Nagasaki during World War II, signed in ballpoint and felt tip by seven crew members: "Capt. Kermit Beahan, Bombardier," "Capt. James F. Van Pelt, Navigator," "Capt. C. D. Albury, Pilot, Nagasaki, Aug. 9, 1945," "Lt. F. J. Olivi, co-pilot," "Jacob Beser, RCM Observer," "John D. Kuharek," and "Sgt. Ray Gallagher." In fine condition, with light bends to two corners. From the Collection of Dr. Lawrence E. Miller.

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