Don’t know if this has been posted before but I was trawling youtube and came across this. It is an episode of the US version of ‘This is Your Life’ from 1955 featuring Rev. Tanimoto, a survivor of the fist A bomb attack on Hiroshima on 6 August 1945. In this clip he meets Capt. Robert Lewis, co-pilot of B29 ‘Enola Gay’ on that fateful day. very emotional.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0m8D6APp64
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By: David_Kavangh - 7th November 2012 at 20:22
Interesting story of reconciliation. I hadn’t realised A bomb survivors were sent to USA for treatment and that Lewis (who says he was acting for the crew) presented money for the medical scheme. I’ve read several times that no crew member ever said “my God, what have we done?” . Clearly one crew member did indeed say that. Loved the 1950’s adverts for nail polish and shampoo!
I got to see the Enola Gay at Washington Dulles just last month. An aircraft I’ve always wanted to see. And coincidentally reading Navigator, Dutch Van Kirk’s book right now.
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November 7, 2012 at 6:44 pm