| Caption | 'Little Boy' bomb in a bomb pit, ready to be loaded onto B-29 bomber 'Enola Gay', Tinian, Mariana Islands, 6 Aug 1945, photo 3 of 3 ww2dbase | |||||
| Photographer | Unknown | |||||
| Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Government | |||||
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| Photos on Same Day | 6 Aug 1945 | |||||
| Photos at Same Place | Tinian, Mariana Islands | |||||
| Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||
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24 Jan 2017 03:15:47 PM
EVE OF DESTRUCTION:
"LITTLE BOY" the uranium bomb detonated over Hiroshima. 15,000 tons of high explosive. Did you know both bomb casings were assembled at three different factories, to keep the design
secret.
Each bomb detonation called for different shapes. "LITTLE BOY" was long, while "FAT MAN' was round in shape...
Both bombs had tail fins to stabilize its fall toward the target.
FINISHING DETAILS:
Both bombs had production numbers, and other data stenciled on bomb casing.
Bomb was armed in flight and had special bomb release
designed. "LITTLE BOY" had UHF antennas so the bomb could be tracked after BOMB AWAY during its fall to the target.
LITTLE BOY the Uranium bomb target HIROSHIMA
FAT MAN the Plutonium bomb NAGASAKI
OVER KILL:
Did you know that as many as (12) atomic bombs were planned for attacks against the Empire of Japan, if this would have happened Japan as a Country would have been wiped off the face of the earth...
NATIONAL INTEREST:
Did you know that over 200,000 thousand scientists,
engineers, technicians, skilled professionals and those in other fields took part in the development of the Atomic bomb.
The Atomic Bomb program cost the US Government 2,000,000,000 Billion that's in 1940s dollars.
Tons and tons of theoretical calculations and other data all this was accomplished without todays computers fantastic!
Suggested DVDs & Books
LITTLE BOY & FAT MAN (1989) available on DVD in Color
ABOVE AND BEYOND (1952)
available on DVD Black & White
HIROSHIMA (2004) available on DVD Documentary/Dramatization
with newsreel footage with actors resemblance historical figures...Black & White with faded color.
ENOLA GAY: THE BOMBING OF HIROSHIMA
By Gordon Thomas & Max Morgan Witts
THE LAST MISSION:
By Jim Smith & Malcolm McConnell
THE MAKING OF THE ATOMIC BOMB:
By Richard Rhodes