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Charles Sweeney, 84, Pilot in Bombing of Nagasaki, Dies Maj. Gen. Charles W. Sweeney, who flew the B-29 Superfortress that dropped the atomic bomb on Nagasaki, the second atomic strike on Japan in the final days of World War II, died Friday at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. General Sweeney, who lived in Milton, Mass., was 84.
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- The United States dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945, during the final stage of the Second World War.The two bombings, which killed at least 129,000 people, remain the only use of nuclear weapons for warfare in history.nlike the other target cities, Nagasaki had not been placed off limits to bombers by the Joint Chiefs of Staff's July 3 directive, and was bombed on a small scale five times. During one of these raids on August 1, a number of conventional high-explosive bombs were dropped on the city.
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The nightmare aftermath of Hiroshima: Parents carry burned children past corpses and rubble in rare photographs taken during the days after atomic bomb killed 140,000 people Then dozens of doves were released as a symbol of peace. The U.S. bomb, 'Little Boy,' the first nuclear weapon used in war, killed 140,000 people. A second bomb, 'Fat Man,' dropped over Nagasaki three days later, killed another 70,000, prompting Japan's surrender in the Second World War.
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Pilot of plane that dropped nuclear bomb on Nagasaki dies Mr Albury died on May 23 in hospital. During the Second World War, he helped fly the B-29 Bockscar that dropped the weapon on Aug. 9, 1945. He also witnessed the deployment of the first atomic bomb over Hiroshima three days earlier as a pilot for a support plane.r Albury died on May 23 in hospital. During the Second World War, he helped fly the B-29 Bockscar that dropped the weapon on Aug. 9, 1945. He also witnessed the deployment of the first atomic bomb over Hiroshima three days earlier as a pilot for a support plane.
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The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki The Enola Gay Heads to Hiroshima. At 2:45 a.m. on Monday, August 6, 1945, a B-29 bomber took off from Tinian, a North Pacific island in the Marianas, 1,500 miles south of Japan. The 12-man crew (picture) were on board to make sure this secret mission went smoothly.
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- The United States dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945, during the final stage of the Second World War.
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Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The United States, at the order of President Harry S. Truman, dropped nuclear weapons on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9, 1945, respectively, during the final stage of World War II.
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- The United States dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945, during the final stage of the Second World War.The two bombings, which killed at least 129,000 people, remain the only use of nuclear weapons for warfare in history.bout 20,000 Koreans were killed in Hiroshima and another 2,000 died in Nagasaki. Perhaps one in seven of the Hiroshima victims were of Korean ancestry. For many years, Koreans had a difficult time fighting for recognition as atomic bomb victims and were denied health benefits.
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Was the US justified in dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki during the Second World War? You debate The first bomb, dropped on the city of Hiroshima on 6 August 1945, resulted in a death toll of around 135,000. The second, which hit Nagasaki on 9 August, killed at least 50,000 people – according to some estimates, as many as 74,000 died.
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Little Boy For other uses, see Little boy (disambiguation). Little Boy was the codename for the atomic bomb dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima on 6 August 1945 during World War II by the Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay, piloted by Colonel Paul W. Tibbets, Jr., commander of the 509th Composite Group of the United States Army Air Forces. It was the first atomic bomb to be used in warfare.
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51g. The Decision to Drop the Bomb The Soviet Union had entered the war against Japan, and the atomic bomb could be read as a strong message for the Soviets to tread lightly. In this respect, Hiroshima and Nagasaki may have been the first shots of the Cold War as well as the final shots of World War II.n August 9, a second atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, where 80,000 Japanese people perished. On August 14, 1945, the Japanese surrendered. Critics have charged that Truman's decision was a barbaric act that brought negative long-term consequences to the United States.
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- 1945: Atom bomb hits Nagasaki American forces have dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki-the second such attack on Japan in three days.The bomb was dropped by parachute from an American B29 Bomber at 1102 local time.bout This Site | Text Only. 1945: Atom bomb hits Nagasaki American forces have dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki-the second such attack on Japan in three days. The bomb was dropped by parachute from an American B29 Bomber at 1102 local time.
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The Manhattan Project First atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan Woe is me.—Albert Einstein, upon hearing the news of the Hiroshima bombing. The Bombing of Japan. On August 9, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Nagasaki, Japan, three days after bombing Hiroshima. By the end of 1945, an estimated 200,000 people had died in the two cities.
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Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki A Photo-Essay on the Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Hiroshima. Committee on Damage by Atomic Bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Hiroshima and Nagasaki: The Physical, Medical, and Social Effects of the Atomic Bombings (London, 1981). Nagasaki, Japanese city on which the second operational atomic bomb was dropped.Nicknamed 'Fat Man' (a reference to Churchill), the bomb, which used plutonium 239, was dropped by parachute at 1102 on 9 August by an American B29 bomber from the Pacific island of Tinian.hoto by US Army The huge atomic cloud 6 August, 1945. A Uranium bomb, the first nuclear weapon in the world, was dropped in Hiroshima City. It was estimated that its energy was equivalent to 15 kilotons of TNT.
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- 1945: Atom bomb hits Nagasaki American forces have dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki-the second such attack on Japan in three days.The bomb was dropped by parachute from an American B29 Bomber at 1102 local time.945: Atom bomb hits Nagasaki. The bomb was dropped by parachute from an American B29 Bomber at 1102 local time. It exploded about 1,625 ft (500m) above the ground and is believed to have completely destroyed the city, which is situated on the western side of the Japanese island of Kyushu.
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World War II Despite witnessing the terrible destruction of the bomb on Hiroshima, Emperor Hirohito and Japan still refused to surrender. Three days later, on August 9, 1945, another atomic bomb, nicknamed Fat Man, was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan. Again the devastation was horrible. He is often called the father of the atomic bomb. 2  The first bomb dropped on Hiroshima was made from uranium. 3  The bomb dropped on Nagasaki was made from plutonium, which was even more powerful than uranium.
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Pilot of plane that bombed Hiroshima dies The plane and its crew of 14 dropped the five-ton “Little Boy” bomb on the morning of Aug. 6, 1945. The blast killed 70,000 to 100,000 people and injured countless others. Three days later, the United States dropped a second nuclear bomb on Nagasaki, Japan, killing an estimated 40,000 people.
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Pilot of plane that dropped nuclear bomb on Nagasaki dies Charles Donald Albury, co-pilot of the plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan, has died after years of congestive heart failure, aged 88.The crew of the United States Army Air Forces B-29 Superfortress 'Bockscar', which dropped the atomic bomb on Nagasaki on 9th August 1945.r Albury died on May 23 in hospital. During the Second World War, he helped fly the B-29 Bockscar that dropped the weapon on Aug. 9, 1945. He also witnessed the deployment of the first atomic bomb over Hiroshima three days earlier as a pilot for a support plane.
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World War 2 Atomic Bomb There were six civilians in Hiroshima to every soldier. The second bomb, called Fat Man, exploded over Nagasaki, Japan, at 11:02 a.m. on August 9, 1945. It exploded at 1,650 feet with a force of 22,000 tons of TNT. 70,000 people lost their lives in Nagasaki by the end of 1945 due to the bombing.
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- 1945: Atom bomb hits Nagasaki American forces have dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki-the second such attack on Japan in three days.The bomb was dropped by parachute from an American B29 Bomber at 1102 local time.945: Atom bomb hits Nagasaki American forces have dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki-the second such attack on Japan in three days.
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- HIROSHIMA and NAGASAKI: Two Cities, One Destiny. On 8:15 A.M. on August 6, 1945, the nuclear weapon Little Boy was dropped on the city of Hiroshima, followed seventy-six hours later on August 9 by the detonation of the Fat Man nuclear bomb over Nagasaki.
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- The United States dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945, during the final stage of the Second World War.The two bombings, which killed at least 129,000 people, remain the only use of nuclear weapons for warfare in history.he 509th Composite Group of the U.S. Army Air Forces was equipped with the specialized Silverplate version of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress, that could deliver them from Tinian in the Mariana Islands. On August 6 the U.S. dropped a uranium gun-type atomic bomb (Little Boy) on Hiroshima.
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World War II The final blow in the war was also struck by aircraft when atomic bombs were dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Types of Planes. There were three major types of planes used in World War II including fighters, bombers, and transport planes.
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Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Hiroshima’s devastation failed to elicit immediate Japanese surrender, however, and on August 9 Major Charles Sweeney flew another B-29 bomber, Bockscar, from Tinian. Thick clouds over the primary target, the city of Kokura, drove Sweeney to a secondary target, Nagasaki, where the plutonium bomb “Fat Man” was dropped at 11:02 that morning. More powerful than the one used at Hiroshima, the bomb weighed nearly 10,000 pounds and was built to produce a 22-kiloton blast.