John Kuharek – Great Artiste Flight Engineer – Autographed 10 x 8" Photograph

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John Kuharek autographed U.S. Army Air Forces 8 x 10 inch aerial reconnaissance photograph documenting post-atomic bomb damage assessment over Nagasaki, Japan. The image includes a detailed target overlay and a typed damage assessment legend at upper left, outlining industrial, transportation, and infrastructure destruction following the August 9, 1945 atomic mission.

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John Kuharek was an American master sergeant and flight engineer in the United States Army Air Forces known for his participation in both atomic bombing missions during World War II.

He served in the 393rd Bombardment Squadron of the 509th Composite Group and acted as flight engineer aboard the B-29 Great Artiste during the August 6, 1945, mission over Hiroshima, where the aircraft served as an observation and instrumentation platform for the Enola Gay's drop of the first atomic bomb. Three days later, on August 9, 1945, he performed the same role aboard Bockscar for the bombing of Nagasaki, when the aircraft delivered the second atomic bomb, "Fat Man." These missions marked the only operational uses of nuclear weapons in warfare and contributed to Japan's surrender shortly thereafter.

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John Kuharek – Great Artiste Flight Engineer – Autographed 10 x 8" Photograph

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