Atomic Exposure

Russell Gackenbach was the navigator aboard the B-29 Superfortress, Necessary Evil, and is the last surviving member of the three crews that flew the atomic bomb mission over Hiroshima, Japan on Aug. 6, 1945. Pictured are crew members locating targets on a map of Japan from the U.S. Army Air Force base on Tinian in the Marianas Islands. (Courtesy Photo)

PHOTO BY: Courtesy photo
VIRIN: 160913-F-BP133-151.JPG
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Additional Details

CAMERA

NIKON D4

LENS

24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8

APERTURE

28/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/30

ISO

400

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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