Enola Gay Co-pilot's Flight Logs, Hiroshima Plans For Sale

On Wednesday, two of his wartime flight log books, Hiroshima bombing plans, mission notes and other items are up for sale during an auction of World War II material being held at Bonhams in Manhattan. A meticulous record-keeper, Lewis' handwritten entry in his personal flight log for that historic day reads: "No#1 Atomic bomb a huge success." The move made Tibbets a household name after his crew completed the world's first atomic bombing mission, which destroyed much of the Japanese city and killed tens of thousands of its citizens. The other Lewis items for auction include personal photographs from the war and his hand-drawn diagram of the Hiroshima bombing run showing the bomb blast's expected shock wave range and the evasive flight path the Enola's Gay would take after detonation.

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