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Lot #7096
Hiroshima Mission Pilots Multi-Signed Photograph - Paul Tibbets, Charles W. Sweeney, and George Marquardt

Estimate: $400+

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Description

Glossy 8 x 10 photo of the mushroom cloud over Hiroshima, signed in blue and black felt tip by the pilots of the three B-29s in the Hiroshima strike formation on August 6, 1945, atomic bombing mission, each adding his plane and flight assignment below. The signers are Paul Tibbets, pilot of the Enola Gay, which dropped the bomb; Charles W. Sweeney, pilot of The Great Artiste, which carried the blast-measurement instruments, and who three days later piloted Bockscar over Nagasaki; and George Marquardt, pilot of Necessary Evil, which carried the photographic equipment that recorded the blast. In fine condition.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: World War II
  • Dates:
    Starts:
    10/23/2026
    Ends:
    11/19/2026





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