Enola Gay + Little Boy + Hiroshima, Japan + August 6, 1945

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Enola Gay

https://zerohurt.blogspot.com/2018/03/step-into-b-29-cockpit.html

The B-29 Superfortress named Enola Gay dropped the "Little Boy" atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, on August 6, 1945. The bombing was a key event in World War II and resulted in significant casualties and destruction. 

 

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aviation and space museum

https://airandspace.si.edu/visit/udvar-hazy-center

The Enola Gay is currently on display at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.

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Little Boy

The atomic bomb "Little Boy" was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, on August 6, 1945, by the American bomber Enola Gay. This event, part of the Manhattan Project, marked the first use of a nuclear weapon in warfare. The bomb, a gun-type uranium-235 device, had an explosive force equivalent to 15,000 tons of TNT, and resulted in tens of thousands of deaths and widespread destruction.