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One of the two bomb pits at the airfield on Tinian, Mariana Islands from which the atomic bomb mission to Nagasaki, Japan was launched, Aug 1945Technician filling external crevices of US Navy electricianUS Navy electrician
One of the two bomb pits at the airfield on Tinian, Mariana Islands from which the atomic bomb mission to Nagasaki, Japan was launched, Aug 1945Technician filling external crevices of 'Fat Man' bomb with putty in front of Assembly Building Number 2, Tinian, Mariana Islands, Aug 1945US Navy electrician's mate spraying 'Fat Man' bomb with plastic paint in front of Assembly Building Number 2, Tinian, Mariana Islands, Aug 1945, photo 1 of 3US Navy electrician's mate spraying 'Fat Man' bomb with plastic paint in front of Assembly Building Number 2, Tinian, Mariana Islands, Aug 1945, photo 2 of 3
William Laurence on Tinian, Mariana Islands, Aug 1945.USAAF Colonel Paul Tibbets and his crew of B-29 Superfortress bomber
William Laurence on Tinian, Mariana Islands, Aug 1945.USAAF Colonel Paul Tibbets and his crew of B-29 Superfortress bomber 'Enola Gay', 5 Aug 1945'Little Boy' bomb in a bomb pit, ready to be loaded onto B-29 bomber 'Enola Gay', Tinian, Mariana Islands, 6 Aug 1945, photo 1 of 3'Little Boy' bomb in a bomb pit, ready to be loaded onto B-29 bomber 'Enola Gay', Tinian, Mariana Islands, 6 Aug 1945, photo 2 of 3
B-29 bomber B-29 Superfortress B-29 Superfortress “Gravel Gertie” with the 882nd Bomb Squadron squats on the runway after suffering a main landing gear collapse, Isley Field, Saipan, Aug 6 1945
'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 3B-29 bomber 'Enola Gay' backing over the bomb pit containg 'Little Boy' bomb, Tinian, Mariana Islands, 6 Aug 1945B-29 Superfortress 'Enola Gay' landing at Tinian, Mariana Islands after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, 6 Aug 1945B-29 Superfortress “Gravel Gertie” with the 882nd Bomb Squadron squats on the runway after suffering a main landing gear collapse, Isley Field, Saipan, Aug 6 1945
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Col. Paul Tibbets Jr. waved from the cockpit of Enola Gay, 6 Aug 1945Loading 'Little Boy' bomb into B-29 bomber 'Enola Gay', Tinian, Mariana Islands, 6 Aug 1945, photo 1 of 8Loading 'Little Boy' bomb into B-29 bomber 'Enola Gay', Tinian, Mariana Islands, 6 Aug 1945, photo 2 of 8Loading 'Little Boy' bomb into B-29 bomber 'Enola Gay', Tinian, Mariana Islands, 6 Aug 1945, photo 3 of 8
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Loading 'Little Boy' bomb into B-29 bomber 'Enola Gay', Tinian, Mariana Islands, 6 Aug 1945, photo 4 of 8Loading 'Little Boy' bomb into B-29 bomber 'Enola Gay', Tinian, Mariana Islands, 6 Aug 1945, photo 5 of 8Loading 'Little Boy' bomb into B-29 bomber 'Enola Gay', Tinian, Mariana Islands, 6 Aug 1945, photo 6 of 8Loading 'Little Boy' bomb into B-29 bomber 'Enola Gay', Tinian, Mariana Islands, 6 Aug 1945, photo 7 of 8

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