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FILES-US-JAPAN-WWII-NAGASAKI-CREW
This undated file image obtained from the US Air Force shows the flight crew of the B-29 bomber, nicknamed "Bockscar," which dropped the atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan, on August 9, 1945. Co-pilot Captain Charles D. Albury (C top row) died May 23, 2009, a funeral home in Orlando, Florida, confirmed. Albury had suffered from congestive heart failure for nine years. He was 88. Albury also piloted a support plane during the atomic bombing of Hiroshima three day before the attack on Nagasaki. Back row (L-R): Bombardier Captain Kermit R. Beahan, Navigator Captain James F. Van Pelt, Albury, co-pilot Second Lieutenant Fred J. Olivi, Aircraft Commander Major Charles W. Sweeney. Front row (L-R): Radar Operator Sergeant Edward K. Buckley, Flight Engineer Master Staff Sergeant John D. Kuharek, Assistant Flight Engineer Sergeant Raymond G. Gallagher, Tail Gunner Staff Sergeant Albert T. Dehart, Radio Operator Sergeant Abe M. Spitzer. AFP PHOTO/US AIR FORCE = RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE = GETTY OUT =
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5 Iunie 2009 |
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