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	Theodore Van Kirk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He is most famous as the navigator of the Enola Gay when it dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima.
		Interview with Theodore "Dutch" Van Kirk from National Public Radio "All Things Considered" program, August 4, 2005
		This biographical article related to the United States military is a stub.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Theodore_Van_Kirk (162 words)

	Pilot recalls Hiroshima bombing - World News - MSNBC.com
		Gene Blythe / AP Theodore "Dutch" Van Kirk, the navigator on the B29 Superfortress that dropped the first atom bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, talks about the flight of the Enola Gay at his home in Stone Mountain, Ga., on July 18.
		Theodore “Dutch” Van Kirk and Morris “Dick” Jeppson looked back on those pivotal moments, while pilot Paul Tibbets declined to be interviewed, saying he’s told his story enough over the years.
		Van Kirk, then 24, was the navigator on the Enola Gay, the B-29 Superfortress that dropped “Little Boy” — the world’s first atomic bomb — over the Japanese city of Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/8799977/wid/6448213 (1025 words)

	Van Kirk Bio (95) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Theodore "Dutch" Van Kirk was the navigator on this historic mission.
		Van Kirk returned to the States in June 1943 after flying a total of 58 missions overseas.
		Van Kirk went on to receive his Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in Chemical Engineering from Bucknell University in 1949 and 1950.
	www.au.af.mil /au/goe/eaglebios/95bios/vankir95.htm (540 words)

	The Independent on Saturday: Bombing Hiroshima
		Theodore van Kirk and Morris Jeppson look back on those pivotal moments, while pilot Paul Tibbets declined to be interviewed, saying he'd told his story enough over the years
		The military record of Theodore "Dutch" van Kirk gives only the slightest hint of his role in history: 58 missions in North Africa.
		Van Kirk, then 24, was the navigator on the Enola Gay, the B-29 Superfortress that dropped "Little Boy" - the world's first atomic bomb - over the Japanese city of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945.
	www.tios.co.za /index.php?fArticleId=2819304&fSectionId=1014&fSetId= (1322 words)

	National Air and Space Society - Tibbetts, Van Kirk and Jeppson Biographies
		Theodore "Dutch" Van Kirk was assigned as the navigator aboard the Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay.
		Van Kirk returned to the United States in June 1943 after flying a total of 58 missions overseas.
		As they approached the target Van Kirk worked closely with the bombardier, Tom Ferebee, to confirm the winds and aim point.
	www.nasm.si.edu /getinvolved/membership/nassevents/bio_tibb_vk_jepp.cfm (2206 words)

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		They were the crew of the Enola Gay bomber, the B-29 that flew from a training Island in the Pacific, to the Hiroshima, Japan.
		Theodore "Dutch" Van Kirk was hand-picked as the navigator for the mission.
		Van Kirk is in Oak Ridge for the Secret City Festival.
	www.wbir.com /printfullstory.aspx?storyid=26560 (133 words)

	The Enola Gay and the 509th Composite Group
		Van Kirk flew 58 missions in England and North Africa before returning to the United States.
		On August 6, 1945, Ted "Dutch" Van Kirk was navigator on the first atomic bombing mission.
		Van Kirk later participated in the first Bikini Atoll atomic bomb tests.
	www.enolagay509th.com /vankirk.htm (385 words)

	He guided the Enola Gay (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Deep in his grandmother's attic some 50 years ago, a 9-year-old Tom Van Kirk rifled through a cardboard box of newspaper clippings he had never seen before.
		It was during the summer of 1954 that Tom, now the chief operating officer of the law firm Buchanan Ingersoll in Pittsburgh, learned about the 12-man crew that flew the B-29 named the Enola Gay into history.
		For the past six decades, Dutch Van Kirk has lived a life removed from his navigating days over three different continents.
	www.post-gazette.com /pg/05218/549767.stm (1165 words)

	Atlanta,Georgia,11Alive,ATLANTA,News,Weather,Doppler,sports,events
		STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. (AP) -- The military record of Theodore “Dutch” Van Kirk gives only the slightest hint of his role in history: Fifty-eight missions in North Africa.
		Van Kirk, then 24, was the navigator on the Enola Gay, the B-29 Superfortress that dropped “Little Boy”—the world’s first atomic bomb—over the Japanese city of Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945.
		Looking back, Van Kirk says he just did what all the other servicemen did during the war—help the country bring an end to it.
	www.11alive.com /news/news_article.asp?storyid=67357 (644 words)

	The COLOSSUS OF RHODEY: The debate still rages
		Theodore "Dutch" Van Kirk, one of only three surviving members of the Enola Gay -- the plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima -- said he "still often finds himself engaged in the skirmish over how history should view that horrific event":
		[But] Van Kirk said the attack - and a second atomic strike on Nagasaki three days later - actually saved lives.
		Besides the Gay's Van Kirk, also living are Paul Tibbets, the pilot, and Morris Jeppson, the assistant weaponeer.
	colossus.mu.nu /archives/104934.php (511 words)

	Hiroshima Remembered
		A modern day van Kirk holding a model of the Enola Gay.
		But for Captain Theodore "Dutch" van Kirk, the navigator of the Enola Gay, the B-29 that dropped the first nuclear weapon on Aug. 6, 1945, it was a necessary evil to end World War II.
		Nadia Poutchinian and Robert G. Kennedy III caught up with van Kirk during his recent swing through Tennessee.
	www.themoscowtimes.com /stories/2000/08/05/102-print.html (1145 words)

	A Song for Memorial Day - PopMatters \| Features
		Also in attendance that day was Theodore "Dutch" van Kirk, the navigator aboard the Enola Gay, the B-29 that dropped the first atomic bomb used in combat on Hiroshima, Japan.
		A group portrait of the Enola Gay crew sat nearby, and I asked van Kirk which face was his.
		After meeting van Kirk I went onto the tarmac to inspect The Yankee Lady, one of a dozen B-17's still flight-worthy.
	www.popmatters.com /features/010525-memday.html (1085 words)

	NASM Event: World War II Bombing Operations in the European & Pacific Theater
		along with Theodore J. Van Kirk and Morris R. Jeppson will speak on Saturday, October 23, 2004 during a special lecture sponsored by The National Air and Space Society at the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.
		Paul Tibbets was Commander of the 509th Composite Group and pilot of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay.
		Theodore Van Kirk was the navigator and Morris R. Jeppson was the assistant weaponeer on board Enola Gay for its August 6, 1945 combat mission.
	www.nasm.si.edu /events/eventDetail.cfm?eventID=220 (311 words)

	Carolinas Aviation Museum - MATS Connie to Korea 2005
		The highlight of the event was the dedication of an original WWII military flight operations building from Morris Field in honor of Major Thomas Ferebee, bombardier of the Enola Gay, the B-29 which dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima in August of 1945.
		Making this event all the more special was the attendance of Captain Theodore Van Kirk, Navigator of the B-29 Enola Gay.
		Photo: Mayor Pat McCrory with Navigator Dutch Van Kirk (Photo: Wayne Morse, General Dynamics).
	www.carolinasaviation.org /press/FerebeeDedication.html (576 words)

	Secret Mission by Capt. Theodore J. (Dutch) Van Kirk
		Most visitors to this site are familiar with the names Tibbets, Ferebee and Van Kirk as the pilot, bombardier and navigator of the "Enola Gay".
		To find out more about the history of Tibbets, Ferebee and Van Kirk visit Gen. Tibbets web site: Gen.
		Dutch Van Kirk, Gene Lockhart, Tom Ferebee, and Sergeants Fitzgerald and Walker.
	home.att.net /~sallyann4/secret-mission.html (3655 words)

	The Bryan-College Station Eagle > Nation
		Editor's note: Sixty years after the Enola Gay dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, time has caught up with all but three of the 12 crew members.
		Van Kirk and Jeppson reflect on their mission in stories by Daniel Yee and Christina Almeida.
		Van Kirk, then 24, was the navigator on the Enola Gay, the B-29 Superfortress that dropped "Little Boy" - the world's first atomic bomb - over the Japanese city of Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945.
	www.theeagle.com /stories/080705/nation_20050807017.php (839 words)

	Enola Gay Remembered - The Official Website of Ret. General Paul W. Tibbets (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Autographed by: General Paul W. Tibbets, Pilot and Major Theodore "Dutch" Van Kirk, Navigator.
		Tibbets was solely responsible for the organization, training, and command of the world's first nuclear strike force.
		This exact detail model is signed by General Paul W Tibbets, Pilot, and Major Theodore "Dutch" Van Kirk, Navigator.
	www.enolagay.org /memorabilia.html (355 words)

	The News-Review - News
		Theodore "Dutch" Van Kirk, the navigator on the B29 Superfortress that dropped the first atom bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, talks about the flight of the Enola Gay at his home in Stone Mountain, Ga., July 18, 2005.
		STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. (AP) — The military record of Theodore “Dutch” Van Kirk gives only the slightest hint of his role in history: Fifty-eight missions in North Africa.
		He joined Tibbets’ fledgling 509th Composite Bomb Group — which now is the Air Force’s 509th Bomb Wing, the first B-2 Stealth bomber unit — for Special Mission No. 13.
	www.newsreview.info /article/20050805/NEWS/50805012 (992 words)

	The Visiting Nurse Association Air Show presents"Legend of Flight" Theodore "Dutch" Van Kirk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Visiting Nurse Association Air Show presents"Legend of Flight" Theodore "Dutch" Van Kirk
		Aboard as the 509th Composite Group Navigator, Theodore "Dutch" Van Kirk, skillfully guided the historic mission precisely to its rendezvous with destiny, with Bombardier Tom Ferebee releasing the awesome weapon at 8:15 A.M. Hiroshima time (9:15 A.M. Tinian time), only 12 seconds later than planned.
		This amazing precision was planned and led primarily by 509th Group CO and Pilot Col. Paul W. Tibbets, Bombardier Maj. Thomas W. Ferebee and Navigator Capt. Theodore "Dutch" Van Kirk.
	www.stuartairshow.com /vankirk.html (623 words)

	Photo - 509th - Enola Gay Crew - Air & Ground (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		A Rare Photo of the Enola Gay Crew Members Including the Ground Crew - 1945; Standing L to R: Lt. Jacob Beser, Radar Specialist; Sgt. Richard Nelson, Radio Operator; Sgt. Robert Shumard, Asst.
		Flight Engineer; Capt. Theodore "Dutch" Van Kirk, Navigator; Maj. Robert Lewis, Co-Pilot (Mission - Normally Pilot); Pvt.
		flight engineer: Capt. Theodore “Dutch” Van Kirk, Navigator: Maj. Robert Lewis, co-pilot on this mission but normally first pilot: Pvt.
	www.childrenofthemanhattanproject.org /CG/Photo-Pages-3/CGP-574.htm (730 words)

	Enola Gay Crew, Autographed Photo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		From left to right: Theodore J. Van Kirk; Paul W. Tibbets; Thomas W. Ferebee.
		As you can tell, the Tibbets and Ferebee autographs are a little faded.
		This company sold a variety of items from what they called the "Enola Gay Enterprises and General Paul Tibbets Memorabilia Collection Sales Catalog," e.g., Enola Gay baseball caps, Enola Gay coffee mugs, license plates, plaques, autographed books, autographed photos, etc.
	www.orau.org /PTP/collection/hiroshimatrinity/photoautographed.htm (85 words)

	Uncle Al's Time Capsule - Celebrity Autographs, signed memorabilia, Sci-Fi, Star Trek, movies, historic
		Signed by Paul Tibbets, Theodore van Kirk, & Tom Ferebee.
		Enola Gay.Paul Tibbets 4to SP also signed by Tom Ferebee and Theodore van Kirk.
		Deals with the ALSOS Mission the development of a atom bomb by Germany in World War II.
	www.sign-here.com /list.cgi?id=AA (313 words)

	ENOLA GAY
		Crew of the Enola Gay before takeoff for Hiroshima
		John Porter, ground maintenance officer; Capt. Theodore J. Van Kirk, navigator; Maj. Thomas W. Ferebee, bombardier; Col. Paul Tibbets, pilot and commander of 509th Group; Capt. Robert A. Lewis, copilot; and Lt. Jacob Beser, radar countermeasure officer.
		Richard H Nelson, radio operator; Sgt. Robert H. Shumard, assistant engineer; and SSgt Wyatt Duzenbury, flight engineer.
	www.theenolagay.com /event.html (726 words)

	TIME Magazine Archive Article -- The Men Who Dropped the Bombs -- Aug. 1, 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Vignette StoryServer 5.0 Sun Aug 06 02:34:31 2006
		THEODORE (DUTCH) VAN KIRK, 84 Navigator on the Enola Gay, the B-29 that dropped the bomb on Hiroshima When [Colonel Paul] Tibbetts was picked to be commanding officer [in 1944], he named me group navigator.
		He told me, "We're going to do something that I can't tell you about right now, but if it works, it will end or significantly shorten the war." And I thought, Oh, yeah, buddy.
	www.time.com /time/archive/printout/0,23657,1086174,00.html (205 words)

	World War II Chronicles
		&nbsp • Hiroshima and the Enola Gay Major Theodore "Dutch" Van Kirk Navigator of the Enola Gay
		• The Way to Hiroshima By Major Theodore "Dutch" Van Kirk Navigator of the Enola Gay
		Theodore "Dutch" Van Kirk, and Morris R. Jeppson
	www.wwiivets.com /wwiivetsnewsletter.htm (960 words)

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