Letter from the Scientific Panel of the Interim Committee
To the Secretary of War
August 17, 1945
Dear Mr. Secretary:
To the Secretary of War
August 17, 1945
Dear Mr. Secretary:
Left to right, back row:
Norman Hilberry, 1899-1986
Samuel Allison, 1900-1965
Thomas Brill, 1920-1998
Robert Nobles, 1917-2007
Warren Nyer, 1922-2016
Point: APO 247, Tinian
Time Takeoff: 245
Time Landed: 1458
Position - Time (Military) - Remarks [AHF Notes are in italics]
N. Tip Siapan - 0255 [Northern tip of Saipan, 10 min after takeoff]
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