Necessary Evil (aircraft)
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Necessary Evil (aircraft)
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Necessary Evil, also referred to as Plane #91, was the name of Boeing B-29-45-MO Superfortress 44-86291, participating in the atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. Assigned to the 393d Bomb Squadron, 509th Composite Group, it was used as a camera plane to photograph the explosion and effects of the bomb, and to carry scientific observers. At the time of the attack the plane was not named and was known only by its 393d Victor number. The mission was flown by crew B-10, with Captain G
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Aircraft used during the raid on Hiroshima on 6 August 1945
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necessary_Evil_(aircraft)
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2024-03-09T21:19:58Z
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