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A stylized drawing by Enola Gay copilot Robert A. Lewis (right)—likely derived from sketches at an August 4, 1945, briefing by the B-29’s weaponeer, William “Deke” Parsons—shows the B-29’s approach to the target, bomb release, and abrupt departure in a diving, 155-degree turn. Lewis quotes Parsons as saying, “now let’s look at these sketches, and you will better understand this designed maneuver and why every second is critical.” The aftermath of the bombing was the most dangerous part of the mission for the B-29’s crew: no one knew if the massive bomber could withstand the shock waves from the blast. (Bonhams)

Lewis, later a settled family man with five children, spent a lifetime reflecting on the mission. “He would place items on the dining room table and then we would spend most of our day together discussing them in detail,” Lewis’s youngest son, Steven, recalled. The elder Lewis gave the artifacts on these pages to Steven; they went up for sale last April at New York’s Bonhams auction house, where the collection brought in $112,000, and offered a revealing look at one man’s war story.