Historic photos
Capt. Sweeney (left) w/Charles Lindbergh (2nd from right)
B-29 crew (Aug. 11, 1945) two days after the Nagasaki mission
Receipt for Hiroshima bomb
Sweeney and crewmates review map of possible Japanese targets before the second atomic mission
Sweeney conducts preflight check prior to take-off for the second atomic mission
Cockpit of the B-29 Superfortress
Sweeney in front of B-29 Superfortress on Tinian Island, Japan 1945
Nagasaki atomic bomb crew (August 8, 1945)
Sweeney was awarded the Air Medal and the Silver Star after the Nagasaki mission (1945)
Sweeney in front of The Great Artiste which he flew on the Hiroshima mission
Sweeney inside Bock’s Car for Life magazine photoshoot
“Fat Boy” prior to loading into the bomb bay of Bock’s Car