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44-27297, 1944 Boeing B-29 Superfortress, C/N: 3615

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44-27297, 1944 Boeing B-29 Superfortress C/N 3615, On display at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.  “Bockscar” was a Silverplate conversion, assigned to 393rd BS, 509th Composite Group.  It dropped the “Fat Man” Plutonium atomic bomb on Nagasaki, its secondary target on Aug. 9, 1945.

On display at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. “Bockscar” was a Silverplate conversion, assigned to 393rd BS, 509th Composite Group. It dropped the “Fat Man” Plutonium atomic bomb on Nagasaki, its secondary target on Aug. 9, 1945.

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Photographer: Arjun Sarup
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Shot Date: 2016-06-22
Airport: KFFO
Wright-patterson Afb Airport
Upload Date: 2018-03-04
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Device Manufacturer: Nikon Corporation
Device Model: NIKON D800
Device Type: Digital Still Camera
Shot Time: 2016:06:22 15:20:29
Original Image Size: 1200 x 801 pixels
Exposure Time: 1/2 sec
F Number: f/5
Exposure Bias: 0
ISO Speed: 320
Focal Length: 28 mm
Flash: Compulsory Flash, Return light detected
Exposure Mode: 1
White Balance: 0
Scene Type: Directly Photographed
Contrast: 0
Saturation: 0
Sharpness: 2
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