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Fred Olivi autographed U.S. Army Air Forces aerial reconnaissance 10 x 8 inch photograph documenting damage assessment over Nagasaki, Japan, following the atomic bombing of August 9, 1945. The image presents a detailed overhead view of the city with outlined blast and damage zones, accompanied by a typed assessment legend identifying industrial, transportation, and infrastructure targets, along with notes regarding cloud cover limitations during reconnaissance. Such reconnaissance images were produced for official intelligence analysis and represent primary-source documentation of post-strike evaluation conducted by the U.S. Army Air Forces.

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Fred J. Olivi (1916–2004) was a U.S. Army Air Forces officer who served during World War II as a combat pilot and co-pilot of Bockscar, the B-29 Superfortress that delivered the atomic bomb over Nagasaki. On August 9, 1945, Olivi flew alongside Major Charles Sweeney during one of the most consequential missions in modern military history. Following the war, Olivi remained active in aviation-related and veterans’ organizations, frequently participating in commemorative events and historical discussions surrounding the atomic missions. His firsthand role places him among a small and historically significant group of airmen directly involved in the closing actions of World War II and the dawn of the nuclear age.

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