Van Kirk Signed Poster of the Navigator's Flight Log of the Enola Gay Atomic Bomb Mission to Hiroshima

Theodore Van Kirk

Broadside

Van Kirk signed poster of the Flight Log of the Enola Gay plane, Atomic Bomb Mission to Hiroshima - On August 6, 1945, the "Enola Gay" dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. A poster with images of the navigator's log of the Enola Gay. Handwritten by the Navigator of the historic Hiroshima flight Theodore Van Kirk . TheImage shows the 3 pages, Each page with successive entries from the time of take-off to the return to base. The bomber lifted off at 0245 hours. Van Kirk noted the time in his log. Van Kirk led the Enola Gay leftward on to a 345-degree heading and began the climb to 30,800 feet. "BOMB AWAY" is written at 0915. Van kirk signed in full in blue ink. The original Enola Gay Log made on August 6, 1945 was auctioned in 2007, with an estimate of $350,000 to $450,000. It sold for $385,000.. In excellent condition.

Item #12119

Price: $225.00