Sweeney & Crew Of Bockscar
Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands, August 9, 1945: Major Charles W Sweeney and the crew of Bockscar, the B-29 that dropped the 'Fat Man' atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Nagasaki. Kneeling, from left, S/Sgt John D Kuharedk; Sgt Abe M Spitzer, Sgt Ray G Gallagher, S/Sgt Buckley, and S/Sgt Albert R DeHart. Standing, from left, Major Charles W Sweeney, CO 393rd Bombardment Squadron and pilot; Lt Charles D Alburgy, Airplane Commander; Lt Fred J Olivi, Co-pilot; Capt Kermit K Behan, Bombadier; Capt James F Van Pelt, Navigator; and Lt Beser. (Photo by PhotoQuest/Getty Images)
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