Personal Account: B-29 Mission, August 7, 1945
This PDF contains a firsthand account by my uncle, Herb, who served as a crew member aboard a B-29 bomber that accompanied the Enola Gay on August 7, 1945 - the day the atomic bomb was publicly revealed to the world.
His account offers a rare, personal perspective from someone who was physically present in the air that day, providing insight into the mission, the atmosphere among the crews, and the historical weight of the moment as it was experienced in real time.
Read the PDF.