And, in doing so, they helped the country bring an end to it, after which Van Kirk moved on. Van Kirk says he did what all other military personnels did during the war. “The mission itself was very easy - it went exactly according to plan,” Van Kirk said, adding, “I think everybody in the plane concluded it was a dud. But if anyone has one, I want to have one more than my enemy.” “I personally think there shouldn’t be any atomic bombs in the world - I’d like to see them all abolished. And atomic weapons don’t settle anything,” he said. “The whole World War II experience shows that wars don’t settle anything. Recalling the same, 60 years later in 2005, Van Kirk, in an interview with Associated Press, said: “I honestly believe the use of the atomic bomb saved lives in the long run. ![]() ![]() Theodore "Dutch" Van Kirk, who completed 58 military missions in North Africa and one in the Pacific, was the navigator on the Enola Gay, the B-29 Superfortress that dropped “Little Boy”. On the occasion of this year's Hiroshima Day, here is the first-hand experience from one of the crew members who dropped the 'Little Boy' on the city of Hiroshima.
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