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Russell Gackenbach was the navigator aboard the B-29, Necessary Evil, one of three Superfortresses that flew the atomic bomb mission over Hiroshima, Japan on Aug. 6, 1945. Gackenbach, whose duties included documenting the event with his camera, is the last surviving member of the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Brian Ferguson)
| Date Taken: | 09.13.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 12.08.2016 11:18 |
| Photo ID: | 3043115 |
| VIRIN: | 160913-F-BP133-052 |
| Resolution: | 4589x2657 |
| Size: | 7.59 MB |
| Location: | TAMPA, FL, US |
| Web Views: | 101 |
| Downloads: | 8 |
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Atomic Exposure: USAAF navigator photographed first nuclear missions
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