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Lot 715
[WORLD WAR II]. Photograph of the Enola Gay, signed by 4 crew members.
Sale 1194 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography Online
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Jun 26, 2023
Lots Close
Jul 7, 2023
Timed Online / Cincinnati
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$300 - 500
Price Realized
$189
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Lot Description
[WORLD WAR II]. Photograph of the Enola Gay, signed by 4 crew members.

Visible 9 1/4 x 7 in. (image quality/resolution somewhat poor), matted and framed to 16 7/8 x 14 5/8 in. (not examined out of frame). Engraved plaque affixed to mat reads, "Enola Gay / 1st Atomic bomb mission / August 6th, 1945." Image features the famed bomber on the island of Tinian before taking off for Hiroshima.

SIGNED by 4 crew member of the Enola Gay: Colonel Paul Tibbets ("Paul Tibbets, Pilot") -- Major Tom Ferebee ("Tom Ferebee, Bombardier") -- Private First Class Richard Nelson ("Richard Nelson, Radio") -- Captain Theodore "Dutch" Van Kirk ("Dutch Van Kirk, Navigator")
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