Enola Gay Hiroshima atomic bomb diagram by navigator Theodore J. 'Dutch' Van Kirk

Depicts the bombing of Hiroshima that began the end of WW2

Features Van Kirk's personal sketches, annotations and writing

"The major concerns about the mission were:

Remember that this had never been done before - it was a great unknown. After the bomb exploded there was a great sense of relief - it had worked and it didn't destroy or damage the airplane."

Van Kirk has drawn a large mushroom cloud, with the caption: “Mushroom cloud, about 60,000 ft. above the target of Aioi Bridge - Center of Hiroshima”.

He has also drawn the Enola Gay’s position at the time of the explosion, and adds: "Enola Gay Altitude 31,060, heading about 60° speed 259 knots."

And added at the center of the explosion: "Atomic Bomb Explosion 1980 ft. above ground zero."

Signed in pencil: "Theodore J. Van Kirk - Navigator - Enola Gay - 6 Aug 1945.”