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First Boeing B-29 "Superfortress" to Drop Bombs on Japan

First Boeing B-29 "Superfortress" to drop bombs on Japan was the "Postville Express", piloted by Major Donald J. Humphrey of Postville, Iowa. Members of the crew (left to right), shown here at a rear base in India, are: Maj. Humphrey, Capt. Carl. A. Hansman, navigator, Los Angeles, Calif; Lt. William F. Duffy, bombardier, Chicago, Ill.; Lt. Earl J. Nelson, co-pilot, Genoa, Neb.; Lt. Ernest C. Saltzman, flight engineer, Washington, D.C.; Lt. Martin J. Govednik, radio officer, Chisholm, Minn.; S/Sgt. Rouhier E. Spratt, tail gunner, Gilbert, West Va.; S/Sgt. Harold D. Gillett, left gunner, Binghamton, N.Y.; S/Sgt. John A. MacDonald, senior gunner, Newport, R.I.; S/Sgt. Ralph C. Lindley, right gunner, Glencoe, Iowa; T/Sgt. Michael A. Kundrat, radio operator, Duryea, Pa. and M/Sgt. Frank D. Cancilla, crew chief, Concord, Calif.