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George L. Brabenec

Flight Engineer on Big StinkNagasaki Mission

Tinian IslandWendover, UT
509th Composite GroupManhattan Project VeteranMilitary VeteranNagasaki Mission
The Big Stink

George L. Brabenec was a master sergeant in the 393rd Bombardment Squadron. He served as the flight engineer of the Necessary Evil, but flew in the Big Stink during the Nagasaki mission.

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