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B-29 Superfortress "Straight Flush"

The B-29 Superfortress nicknamed “Straight Flush” and aircrew. Straight Flush and its regular crew flew the plane over Japan and radioed that the weather appeared sufficiently clear before the Enola Gay dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima Aug. 6, 1945. Pictured: (Top row, left to right) 2nd Lt. Ira J. Weatherly, 2nd Lt. Franklin Wey, Maj. Claude R. Eatherly, Capt. Francis D. Thornhill, and 2nd Lt Thoms Grennan. (Middle row, left to right) Sgt. Jack Bivans, Sgt. Gillon T. Niceley, S/Sgt. Pasquale Baldasaro, Sgt. Albert Barsumian. Bottom row, left to right) Cpl. Yive J.H. Ping, Pfc. Harold E. Kinsley, Pfc. Chester S. Chudy, Sgt. Howard A. Thompson, T/Sgt. Donald D. Beaudette, and Cpl. William E. Smith. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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