Tuesday, August 29, 2006

Science and Technology, "Little Boy" atomic bomb

Hiroshima 1940's -- ATOMIC BURST. At the time this photo was made, smoke billowed 20,000 feet above Hiroshima while smoke from the burst of the first atomic bomb had spread over 10,000 feet on the target at the base of the rising column. August 5, 1945. Two planes of the 509th Composite Group, part of the 313th Wing of the 20th Air Force, participated in this mission; one to carry the bomb, and the other to act as escort. (U.S. Air Force photo.Hiroshima 1940's -- ATOMIC BURST. At the time this photo was made, smoke billowed 20,000 feet above Hiroshima while smoke from the burst of the first atomic bomb had spread over 10,000 feet on the target at the base of the rising column. August 5, 1945.
Two planes of the 509th Composite Group, part of the 313th Wing of the 20th Air Force, participated in this mission; one to carry the bomb, and the other to act as escort. (U.S. Air Force photo. High Resolution Image
Atomic bomb returns to Air Force Museum, WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- A 'Little Boy' atomic bomb returned to the Air Force Museum here July 15 after a yearlong restoration project. It is the same type as the one the dropped Aug. 6, 1945, over Hiroshima, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jeff Fisher.Atomic bomb returns to Air Force Museum, WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- A 'Little Boy' atomic bomb returned to the Air Force Museum
here July 15 after a yearlong restoration project. It is the same type as the one dropped Aug. 6, 1945, over Hiroshima, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jeff Fisher. High Resolution Image

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