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    Whiteman AFB remembers 74th anniversary of atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki [Image 2 of 3]

    Whiteman AFB remembers 74th anniversary of atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

    WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, MO, UNITED STATES

    08.06.2019

    Photo by Airman 1st Class Parker McCauley 

    509th Bomb Wing

    A B-29 Superfortress painted to commemorate “The Great Artiste”, a silverplate B-29 with the 509th Composite Group, sits as a static display on August 6, 2019, at the Spirit Gate at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. The Great Artiste participated in both the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 74 years prior, providing weather and documentation of the bombings. The aircraft was lost in a crash landing in 1949 in Labrador, Canada. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Parker J. McCauley)

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    IMAGE INFO

    Date Taken: 08.06.2019
    Date Posted: 08.09.2019 16:05
    Photo ID: 5656333
    VIRIN: 190806-F-SG855-1008
    Resolution: 6504x4646
    Size: 13.81 MB
    Location: WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, MO, US

    Web Views: 29
    Downloads: 9

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