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Russell Gackenbach, back center, was the navigator aboard the B-29 Superfortress, Necessary Evil, and is the last surviving member of the three crews that flew the atomic bomb mission over Hiroshima, Japan on Aug. 6, 1945. He is pictured with the Necessary Evil crew during training at Wendover Field, Utah in 1944. (Courtesy Photo)
| Date Taken: | 09.13.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 12.08.2016 11:18 |
| Photo ID: | 3043102 |
| VIRIN: | 160913-F-BP133-131 |
| Resolution: | 3817x2886 |
| Size: | 6.18 MB |
| Location: | TAMPA, FL, US |
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Atomic Exposure: USAAF navigator photographed first nuclear missions
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