Secrets of the Arsenal

Goggles Used While Dropping the Bomb Over Nagasaki

Geoff visits the National Museum of the United States Air Force and is presented with mission-specific goggles that were issued to the airmen aboard the Bockscar for the atomic bombing of Japan.

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