WWII: Nagasaki bomber's co-pilot dies
Chicago: Fred Olivi, the co-pilot of the plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Nagasaki, died on thursday at a rehabilitation center in a Chicago suburb. He was 82.
Three days after the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Olivi's B-29 bomber, nicknamed Bockscar, dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki. Japan surrendered six days later, ending World War II.
Back to News Review index page  

Mittal's house most expensive in the world
London: Non-Resident Indian Lakshmi Mittal, the richest Asian in the UK, has bought a central London house for a record price of 70 million pounds, according to 'The Sunday Times'. The 12-bed room house, in the prestigious Kensington Palace Gardens, is located near the official residence of the Indian High Commissioner.

Mittal, was declared to be worth an estimated 3.5 billion pounds according to the Sunday Times Rich List 2004. The mansion was sold by Bernie Ecclestone, the Formula One racing boss, and according to the report, the sale is likely to be recognized in the Guinness Book of Records as the most expensive. The previous record was 62.7 million pounds for a 1997 sale in Hong Kong.
Back to News Review index page