A diary that records the situation at that time by the assistant pilot of the American bomber "Enola Gay" that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima is auctioned in the United States for a bid of 400,000 dollars and 55 million yen in Japanese yen. ..

According to the American "Heritage Auctions", the co-pilot of the American B29 bomber "Enola Gay" who dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima recorded the flight on August 6, 1945. It is a diary that I did.



The diary records the time when the engine of "Enola Gay" was started and the time when it took off.



In addition, the description immediately after the atomic bomb was dropped says, "How many people did we kill?"



As of 3:00 pm on the 15th of Japan time, the auction has a bid of 400,000 dollars and 55 million yen in Japanese yen.



The crew's diary of "Enola Gay" has been auctioned frequently, and recently, in 2015, the co-pilot's memorandum was sold for $ 40,000 and JPY 5.5 million in Japanese yen. ..



The auction will run until the 16th of this month.