| More at scitech.quickfound.net "B-29'S LAND ON SAIPAN; GEN LEMAY TAKES COMMAND AND PREPARES A B-29 OFFENSIVE AGAINST JAPAN; TOKYO BOMBED NIGHT AND DAY; ATOM BOMBS DROPPED ON HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI; JAPAN SURRENDERS." Official history of the United States Air Force, volume 1 chapter 24, 1944-1945. v1c23: www.youtube.com v1c25: www.youtube.com playlist (in progress): www.youtube.com USAF film SFP 263-24 Public domain film from the National Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and mild video noise reduction applied. The soundtrack was also processed with clipping reduction, volume normalization, noise removal and equalization. en.wikipedia.org During the final stages of World War II in 1945, the United States conducted two atomic bombings against the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan, the first on August 6, 1945, and the second on August 9, 1945. These two events are the only use of nuclear weapons in war to date... Hiroshima was the primary target of the first nuclear bombing mission on August 6, with Kokura and Nagasaki being alternative targets. August 6 was chosen because clouds had previously obscured the target. The 393d Bombardment Squadron B-29 Enola Gay, piloted and commanded by 509th Composite Group commander Colonel Paul Tibbets, was launched from North Field airbase on Tinian in the West Pacific, about six hours flight time from Japan. The Enola Gay (named after Colonel Tibbets' mother) was accompanied by two ... |
