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Caption | Captain William Sterling Parsons and Colonel Paul Tibbets, Jr. briefed the crew of B-29 Superfortress 'Enola Gay' before the Hiroshima attack, 5 Aug 1945 ww2dbase | ||||||||
Date | 5 Aug 1945 | ||||||||
Photographer | Unknown | ||||||||
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Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | ||||||||
Identification Code | 208-LU-13H-8 | ||||||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||||||
Photo Size | 640 x 480 pixels |
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