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Theodore "Dutch" Van Kirk

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Having been chosen as a navigator to deliver the atomic bomb, Dutch Van Kirk recalls the precautions that were taken to ensure his aircraft would not be harmed by the atomic blast. (1:50)

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While stationed in England, Dutch Van Kirk gives a walk-through of a typical B-17 bombing mission and talks about how tricky flying in formations could be. (4:18)

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Dutch Van Kirk, a B-17 navigator, describes a few memorable missions he flew over North Africa. (2:24)

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Dutch Van Kirk remembers taking part in the Bikini Atoll atomic bomb tests after the end of World War II. (1:48)

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Dutch Van Kirk describes the specific orders he was given for dropping the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, and gives a brief timeline of events leading up to the mission. (3:52)

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On his sixth mission over Europe, Dutch Van Kirk remembers his B-17 being jumped by a group of German fighters. (2:59)

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Dutch Van Kirk gives a detailed account of his mission to deliver the atomic bomb to Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. (9:37)

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In preparation for dropping the atomic bomb, Dutch Van Kirk recalls practicing on Japanese factories with non-atomic payloads. (:55)

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Dutch Van Kirk compares the differences between the B-17 aircraft he flew in over Europe and the B-29 he flew in delivering the first atomic bomb to Hiroshima. (:52)

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Shortly after arriving in North Africa, Dutch Van Kirk describes the memorable sight of an invasion fleet steaming through the Strait of Gibraltar in 1942. (1:04)