Copy of The Silver Bombers Signed by 7 Crew Members From the Mission
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Copy of The Silver Bombers Signed by 7 Crew Members From the Mission
Richard H. Campbell. The Silverplate Bombers: A History and Registry of the Enola Gay and Other B-29s to Carry Atomic Bombs. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc., 2005. A large octavo. x, 235pp. 1st Printing With a Foreword by Paul W. Tibbets. A hardcovered book, with a photograph of Enola Gay on the cover. Black and white photographs throughout. Signed on the title page in blue ink by seven crew members from the atomic bomb mission. The following signatures are included:
"Russ Gackenbach/Nav - Necessary Evil - 6 Aug 45/ - Enola Gay - 9 Aug '45"
"Don Cole/Asst. Flt. Eng./Top Secret V-72"
"Jack Widowsky/Navigator/#72 'Top Secret'"
"To Jim Kealy/Best Wishes/509th 64th reunion/Richard J Campbell"
"To Jan - good luck/Dutch Van Kirk/Navigator - Enola Gay/Hiroshima 6 Aug 1945"
"George H. Cohen/Flight Engineer/'Top Secret'"
"Fred Zimmerli Project Alberta Fusing Group"
With ink bleed through on the copyright and dedication pages, else near mint. Boldly signed by all.
On August 6, 1945, the crew of the B-29 Superfortress Bomber Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb nicknamed "Little Boy" over the southwestern Japanese metropolis of Hiroshima. A total of 46 Silverplate B-29s were produced during World War II, with 29 of these assigned to the 509th Composite Group and 15 used to carry out the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Included in the atomic bombing mission, along with the Enola Gay, were the Straight Flush, Top Secret, and Necessary Evil.
This item comes with a Certificate from John Reznikoff, a premier authenticator for both major 3rd party authentication services, PSA and JSA (James Spence Authentications), as well as numerous auction houses.
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