Fred Olivi – Bockscar Co-Pilot – Autographed WWII Japanese Invasion Currency

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Fred Olivi autographed Japanese Invasion Currency One Peso note issued by the Japanese government for use in occupied territories during World War II. The note features classical engraved design elements and occupation-era markings and was circulated in the Pacific Theater during the latter years of the war.

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Fred Olivi (1918–2013) was a United States Army Air Forces officer and B-29 pilot who served in the Pacific Theater during World War II. He is best known as the pilot of Straight Flush, the weather reconnaissance aircraft that flew ahead of the Enola Gay on August 6, 1945, confirming visual conditions over Hiroshima prior to the atomic mission. Olivi later participated in additional postwar atomic-era operations and remained on active duty after the war before transitioning to civilian life. He spent his later years participating in historical discussions and reunions related to World War II aviation and the atomic age.

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Fred Olivi – Bockscar Co-Pilot – Autographed WWII Japanese Invasion Currency

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