Nagasaki Mission Crew
Crew C-13 (normally assigned to Bockscar)
- Capt. Frederick C. Bock, aircraft commander
- Lt. Hugh C. Ferguson, co-pilot
- Lt. Leonard A. Godfrey, navigator
- Lt. Charles Levy, bombardier
- Master Sgt. Roderick F. Arnold, flight engineer
- Sgt. Ralph D. Belanger, assistant flight engineer
- Sgt. Ralph D. Curry, radio operator
- Sgt. William C. Barney, radar operator
- Sgt. Robert J. Stock, tail gunner
Observers aboard:
- S/Sgt. Walter Goodman (Project Alberta)
- Lawrence H. Johnston (Project Alberta)
- William L. Laurence, correspondent for the New York Times
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