World War II United States Army Air Corps Aviator. He was the co-pilot of the B-29 Superfortress bomber "Bockscar" that dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan on August 9, 1945 during World War II. The 10,200-pound explosive, nicknamed "Fat Man", instantly killed an estimated 40,000 people. Another 35,000 died from injuries and radiation sickness. Japan surrendered five days later. A United States Army Air Corps Captain when he participated in that famous mission, he also witnessed the first atomic blast over Hiroshima a few days earlier, as a pilot on a support plane "The Artiste" that measured the magnitude of the blast and levels of radioactivity. Following the war, he flew planes for Eastern Airlines and eventually co-managed Eastern's Airbus A-300 training program before retiring in 1980. He was the last surviving crew member to have seen both atomic blasts.
World War II United States Army Air Corps Aviator. He was the co-pilot of the B-29 Superfortress bomber "Bockscar" that dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan on August 9, 1945 during World War II. The 10,200-pound explosive, nicknamed "Fat Man", instantly killed an estimated 40,000 people. Another 35,000 died from injuries and radiation sickness. Japan surrendered five days later. A United States Army Air Corps Captain when he participated in that famous mission, he also witnessed the first atomic blast over Hiroshima a few days earlier, as a pilot on a support plane "The Artiste" that measured the magnitude of the blast and levels of radioactivity. Following the war, he flew planes for Eastern Airlines and eventually co-managed Eastern's Airbus A-300 training program before retiring in 1980. He was the last surviving crew member to have seen both atomic blasts.
Bio by: Ron Moody
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