An 18x24 Lithographed reproduction of the three page flight log for the historic Hiroshima atomic bombing mission. This color lithograph is titled Navigation Log Of The Enola Gay and also features a map detailing the flight and a three-paragraph statement by navigator Theodore "Dutch" Van Kirk. The statement reads: On August 6, 1945 the B-29 bomber Enola Gay dropped the world's first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. This is a reproduction of the Navigator's Log of that historic flight. It is exactly as prepared during the flight; there have been no additions, corrections or alterations of any kind. All times noted in the log our local Tinian time (one hour ahead of Hiroshima time), and all speed and distance figures are in nautical miles (knots). The accompanying map outlines the flight path of the Enola Gay. Keep in mind the log was a working document and not prepared with the view that it would go down in history. The purpose of the log was to record flight data used by the navigator to keep the airplane on course and on time, and also, to allow the navigator to determine aircraft location in a short time in the event of problems with the plane or bomb. The method of navigation was elementary. The line of small uninhabited volcanic islands between Tinian and Iwo Jima permitted good course control via radar. During darkness (until 4:45 a.m.) celestial sightings on the star Polaris gave latitude readings and therefore good speed lines on the course we were flying. During daylight, between Iwo Jima and Japan, good weather permitted accurate drift readings and from them accurate wind calculations. Also visibility was outstanding allowing visual sightings of the Japanese coast line about 75 miles away at our high altitude.

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