The Great Artiste (B-29) - Hiroshima Mission Crew

Hiroshima Mission Crew

Crew C-15 (normally assigned to The Great Artiste)

  • Maj. Charles W. Sweeney, aircraft commander
  • 1st. Lt. (Charles Donald) Don Albury, pilot
  • 2nd Lt. Fred Olivi, co-pilot
  • Capt. James Van Pelt, navigator
  • Capt. Kermit K. Beahan, bombardier
  • Cpl Abe Spitzer, radio operator
  • Master Sgt. John D. Kuharek, flight engineer
  • Staff Sgt Ray Gallagher, gunner, assistant flight engineer
  • Staff Sgt Edward Buckley, radar operator
  • Sgt. Albert Dehart, tail gunner

Project Alberta observers aboard for Hiroshima mission:

  • Luis Alvarez
  • Harold Agnew
  • Lawrence H. Johnston

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