This moment represents a pivotal point for the entire world in the 20th century. Whitmore said it is among the most important documents from World War II. Lewis was present at the auction and was said to have considered it of great historical value. 'This is the fifth time this diary has been put up for sale.' When the attack began, the 20-year-old young man wrote his famous line: 'Oh my God... what have we done.' Laurence, a science correspondent for The New York Times at the time. Laurence was supposed to accompany Lewis on the Hiroshima mission, but he arrived late at the bomber base on Tinian Island in the Pacific. Lewis, however, believed the mission would earn him 'a few dollars,' according to historians Gordon Thomas and Max Morgan-Witts. He said at the time, 'I didn't know what else to do with it.' Lewis, the co-pilot of the 'Enola Gay' bomber that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, noted in his logbook that the clouds below them were beginning to dissipate and the weather looked good to continue the flight to the Japanese city. Lewis, who was 26 at the time, added as the B-29 bomber approached Hiroshima, which was about to be destroyed and wiped off the face of the earth, 'We are now about two hours away from dropping the bomb.' Shortly after dawn on August 6, 1945, Captain Robert Lewis wrote: 'It's a strange feeling.' Historians estimated that between 70,000 and 80,000 people were killed instantly that day, with thousands more dying in the following months. The news today is that this narrative by Lewis, written in the form of letters during and after the bombing, is being offered for sale by Dan Whitmore, a rare book dealer in Pasadena, California, for $950,000, according to The Washington Post. The last time it was sold was in 2022 for $543,000. It is reported that Lewis wrote this diary or letters at the request of William L. It was first sold at an auction in 1971 for $37,000.
