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Old 30th July 2014, 12:54
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Last crewmember of Enola Gay died

Hello all,

the last crew member of the B-29 Enola Gay "Theodore van Kirk" called the Dutchman died with age 93.
He was the navigator at 6th of August 1945.

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Old 30th July 2014, 14:56
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Re: Last crewmember of Enola Gay died

http://www.ajc.com/news/news/last-su...one-mou/ngqZR/
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Re: Last crewmember of Enola Gay died

I interviewed him back in 1995, while at Air Command and Staff College, he said he would do it again.

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