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  • Maj. Charles Sweeney (Nagasaki Pilot) has died

    07/18/2004 11:15:43 AM PDT · by admiralsn · 11 replies · 624+ views
    FoxNews | 7-18-04 | admiralsn
    Fox News just reported that a great American hero, Major Charles Sweeney, has died. Maj. Sweney was the pilot who dropped the bomb on Nagasaki, Japan to help bring an end to WW2.
  • Fateful flight: Pilot of Nagasaki atomic attack dies

    07/17/2004 7:40:36 AM PDT · by Radix · 162 replies · 3,396+ views
    Patriot Ledger ^ | Saturday, July 17, 2004 | CHRISTOPHER WALKER and DIANA SCHOBERG
    MILTON - There was a break in the clouds, and Charles W. Sweeney, a young pilot, changed history. His B-29 bomber dangerously low on fuel, Sweeney finally captured a glimpse of the target below and delivered the atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Nagasaki during World War II. It was the second and last time an atomic weapon had been used, and the Japanese surrendered a few days after the Aug. 9, 1945, bombing. Sweeney, a retired Air Force general, died Thursday at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He was 84. He was a Milton resident and a graduate...