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Do we have any testimony from the crews of the airplanes which dropped the first atomic bombs? If so, did they know what they were carrying/how did they feel about it?
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Hi, /u/restricteddata has answered a few threads on this - check these out
Did any members of the flight crews of Enola Gay or Bockscar ever publicly express opinions about their involvement in dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
more on the crew
The Enola Gay: How was the crew selected? How much did they know about the weapon they were dropping? Did any of the crew voice concerns of what they had done, before or after the fact?
more on reflections
Are there any statements or interviews by the pilot/plane crew who dropped the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki