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Remembering Theodore “Dutch” Van Kirk, 1921-2014

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Tue, 05 Aug 2014 20:55:23 +0000
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Aviation
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The navigator and last surviving crew member of the B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay, Theodore “Dutch” Van Kirk, passed away on July 28, 2014. On August 6, 1945, he guided the bomber to Hiroshima, Japan, the target of the first atomic bomb to be used in combat. Van Kirk’s experience during World War II illustrated the&#160; &#160;<a href="http://blog.nasm.si.edu/aviation/remembering-theodore-dutch-van-kirk-1921-2014/">...Continue Reading</a>
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