Russell Gackenbach was the navigator aboard the B-29, Necessary Evil, one of three Superfortresses that flew the atomic bomb mission over Hiroshima, Japan on Aug. 6, 1945. Gackenbach, whose duties included documenting the event with his camera, is the last surviving member of the mission. ( Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Brian Ferguson)

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