Crew of B-29 Superfortress 'Bockscar' for the Nagasaki, Japan bombing mission, 1945. Front: Dehart, Kuharek, Buckley, Gallagher, Spizer. Back: Olivi, Beahan, Sweeney, Van Pelt, Albury. Late 1945

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Caption     Crew of B-29 Superfortress 'Bockscar' for the Nagasaki, Japan bombing mission, 1945. Front: Dehart, Kuharek, Buckley, Gallagher, Spizer. Back: Olivi, Beahan, Sweeney, Van Pelt, Albury. Late 1945 ww2dbase
Date  Dec 1945
Photographer    Unknown
 
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Air Force
 
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1. Anonymous says:
5 Nov 2007 05:20:13 AM

it izit veri gud
2. don says:
19 Aug 2011 07:57:15 PM

Sweeney's autobiography is a good read. Interestingly, he had never flown in combat prior to this mission.

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