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NC Man Shot Photos Of First Atomic Bomb Blast At Hiroshima

By The Raleigh Telegram

Monday, August 2, 2010

ASHEBORO - A North Carolina man is finally getting recognition for being one of the few people who were flying over Hiroshima, Japan during the first atomic bomb blast used in war. He captured the history-changing explosion on film which was only recently discovered in military archives.

Read the full story in the News & Observer:

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Also you can watch a video interview with one of the crew members of the Enola Gay. In this exclusive video in November of 2007, The Raleigh Telegram interviewed Dutch Van Kirk, the navigator of the Enola Gay B-29 which dropped the first atomic bomb used in combat on Hiroshima, Japan to end World War II and begin the Atomic Age. Van Kirk is the last surviving member of the historic flight.

Click on the link below to watch the video or "right click" on the link to save to your PC: http://www.raleighchannel.com/RTPTVenolagay.wmv

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NC Man Shot Photos Of First Atomic Bomb Blast At Hiroshima:

John McGlohon of Asheboro photographed the first atomic bomb blast dropped in a wartime situation. The bomb was released from the Enola Gay (above), which is now on display in the Air and Space museum. Raleigh Telegram interviewed Dutch Van Kirk, the navigator of the Enola Gay B-29 which dropped the first atomic bomb used in combat on Hiroshima, Japan to end World War II and begin the Atomic Age. Van Kirk is the last surviving member of the historic flight. Photo from Wikipedia.