For Sale: Flight Suit of Hiroshima Bomber

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I have two Silver Certificates with the three names of the Bombadiers. One side is typed, the other signed. My father retired as a Colonel and in WWII was a pilot, not a bombadier so I dont know where he got them I've had people say they would only give me $50. for them but that diesn't seem right. Do you kno who might want to buy them for a reasonable price? I have photos but no place to pick them up/.

karen Zimmerman Gonzales of TX 5:30PM May 30, 2012

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Marcus of AL 1:25AM March 10, 2010

Granted, it is a shame what radiation poisoning does to people, but from my research peace was not going to win the second world war. The Enola Gay is a point of pride for the U.S.. Without it how many more soldiers and civilians on both sides would have perished? There is no denying the fact that the Japanese were fanatical, the Bataan death march is proof, maybe those pictures and stories should observed to better appreciate the significance of the Enola Gay. Back to topic, I agree it should be in a museum, but they missed their oppurtunity. Hopefully where ever it goes it will be appreciated and taken care of, even if that is in a foreign place (God forbide).

bryan of TX 11:11PM March 07, 2009

The Smithsonian had there chance,remember back a few year's ago when the 50th of the end of WW2.Thay knuckel under when the (P.C.) movement was in full swing over the Enoal Gay.It out of there and at a nother air museum.The time of given is over it now the time of the collector,we give money for thing's we love the museum world has to wake up to that fact.I have been uying from thoes kids,who's dad's would not sell to me in the past.All ways tell me I'm going to give to my kids thay will keep it.Till the day I open my bank account and tell them what I will give them for it.I have been collecting WW2 items now some 40 years,no body gave a hoot about it back then.Now that time has all most wiped out the few remaineing vets we are just wakeing up to the fact the WW2 is now history!And we re running around saying what are we going to do.And when an item like this comes up for sale we put up a stink about it and say "WHY".For the years I was looked at as some kind of outsider for collecting all that JUNK nobody what it,why do you want it you must be sick.I heard it all when I was a kid growing up sick'o wack'o.Well today that same kid who collected all that stuff you were throwing out,that call me names and talked behind my back.Has built a 10,000 item colletion and has the top musuem designer knocking at my door,can we build your museum to WW2 for you?All I have to say to everyone is dig deep when this item comes up for sale I like to be there for it.I had the honor to me Gen Tibbets a few times,and found him to be like all the vets from that war he was a man doing his job in a war that nobody wanted but somebody had to go and fight it.And when thay came home wanted nothing more to do with it but get back to life.So do not get upset when someone buy this item,it was only a few short years ago it would have be kick to the curb with the rest of the weeks trash.If sick'o like my self did not see the wounders of history and save it.

Darrell English of 7:59AM October 16, 2008

Who cares?

CJV of VA 4:09PM October 13, 2008

That's not an Air Medal-- the Air Medal is star-shaped. That is the DSC. It only looks star-shaped because it's a spread eagle against a cross. Plus, the ribbonning is different.

Matt of CT 12:55PM October 13, 2008

Look closer...that's the Air Medal on that flight suit.
I got two of them in Nam.

Frank Siegler of MN 11:24AM October 13, 2008

Some items fall into the catagory of "Priceless" and belong to the public.

Via Ojai of CA 4:44PM October 11, 2008

Having toured the Peace Memorial Museum in Hiroshima and seen what radiation poisioning did to children, wommen, and the elderly, I find the notion of glorifying the Enola Gay disturbing. If war is hell is a truism, then the Enola Gay was not a point of pride for the United States and should not be worshipped.

R Burgess of MI 2:13AM October 11, 2008