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Extremely rare Enola Gay and Bockscar crew-signed ''TIME'' magazine published 20 August 1945, two weeks after the bombing of Hiroshima and 11 days after Nagasaki. Original ''TIME'' magazine shows a large ''X'' over the Japanese Rising Sun, signed by in blue ink by seven members of the crews. Inscriptions read,
''Paul W. Tibbets, Pilot / B29 ENOLA GAY TO HIROSHIMA, JAPAN / 6 AUG. 1945
Richard Nelson / RADIO ENOLA GAY / AUG. 6, 1945
Dutch Van Kirk / Navigator - Enola Gay
Morris Jeppson / Weapon Test Officer / Enola Gay Mission / HIROSHIMA 6 Aug. 1945
Charles Sweeney / PILOT BOCKSCAR / NAGASAKI 9 AUG '45
Fred J. Olivi / Co-pilot 'Bockscar' / Nagasaki Mission / 9 August, 1945
Frederick L. Ashworth / Commander U.S. Navy / Weaponeer Bockscar / Nagasaki 9 Aug. 1945''.
Magazine measures 8.25'' x 11'', complete in 108 pages. Some rust to staples on spine, overall very good to near fine condition. This is the only original ''TIME'' magazine signed by the men of the Enola Gay and Bockscar crews that we've encountered.