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What planes were used in the bombing of hiroshima and nagasaki?
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On August 6, 1945, at 9:15 AM Tokyo time, a B-29 plane, the "Enola Gay" piloted by Paul W. Tibbets, dropped a uranium atomic bomb, code named "Little Boy" on Hiroshima, Japan's seventh largest city. In minutes, half of the city vanished. According to U.S. estimates, 60,000 to 70,000 people were killed or missing, 140,000 were injuried many more were made homeless as a result of the bomb. Deadly radiation reached over 100,000. In the blast, thousands died instantly.
The city was unbelievably devastated. Of its 90,000 buildings, over 60,000 were demolished. Another bomb was assembled at Tinian Island on August 6. On August 8, Field Order No.17 issued from the 20th Air Force Headquarters on Guam called for its use the following day on either Kokura, the primary target, or Nagasaki, the secondary target. Three days after Hiroshima, the B-29 bomber, "Bockscar" piloted by Sweeney, reached the sky over Kokura on the morning of August 9 but abandoned the primary target because of smoke cover and changed course for Nagasaki.
Nagasaki was an industrialized city with a natural harbor in Western Kuushu, Japan. At 11:02 a.m., this bomb, known as the "Fat Man" bomb, exploded over the north factory district at 1,800 feet above the city to achieve maximum blast effect. Buildings collapsed. Electrical systems were shorted. A wave of secondary fires resulted, adding to their Holocaust.
Flash burns from primary heat waves caused most of the casualties to inhabitants. Others were burned when their homes burst into flame. Flying debris caused many injuries. A fire storm of winds followed the blast at Hiroshima as air was drawn back to the center of the burning area. Trees were uprooted. The bomb took the lives of 42,000 persons and injured 40,000 more. It destroyed 39 percent of all the buildings standing in Nagasaki. According to U.S. estimates, 40,000 people were killed or never found as a result of the second bomb.
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Was hiroshima bombing more devistating then nagasaki?
In Hiroshima a 12.5 mega ton was used compared to a 21 mega ton in Nagasaki. Anyway, the bomb in Hiroshima was more devastating because Hiroshima is flat compared to Nagasaki.
What were the nicknames of the two planes used in the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
Enola gay and Bockscart
Were two b-29 bombers used on the atomic bombing of Japan?
Enola gay which dropped the bomb over Hiroshima and Bockscar which dropped the bomb over Nagasaki.
What is Term used for survivors of hiroshima and nagasaki?
Hibakusha
What is the term used by survivors of atomic bombing of hiroshima to descibe nuclear fallout?
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Was hiroshima bombing more devistating then nagasaki?
In Hiroshima a 12.5 mega ton was used compared to a 21 mega ton in Nagasaki. Anyway, the bomb in Hiroshima was more devastating because Hiroshima is flat compared to Nagasaki.
What was the importance of the bombing of bombing of Hiroshima?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki were the only ocation where an atomic bomb was used agasinst mankind. It brought us to the nuclear/space age.
What were the nicknames of the two planes used in the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
Enola gay and Bockscart
Which nuclear bombing war more effective than Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombing?
Out of the ones used against mankind, the plutonium one, fat man or the one used over Nagasaki was stronger but newer test unfolded more powerful bombs.
Were any atomic bombs used after the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
Many atomic bombs were detonated for "test" purposes. Fortunately none were used in war.
Contrast the bombing of hiroshima and nagasaki?
There were few differences between the 2 atomic bombings. For example, the bomb used on Hiroshima was made of Plutonium whiles the Nagasaki bomb contained Uranium 235. Also More people died from the Hiroshima bomb than the Nagasaki bomb , mainly due to the size differences between the 2 bombs.
How many atomic bombs did the US have when they bombed Japan at the end of World War 2?
They only built 2 and used them in the bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima.
Were two b-29 bombers used on the atomic bombing of Japan?
Enola gay which dropped the bomb over Hiroshima and Bockscar which dropped the bomb over Nagasaki.
What was the name of the two planes used to drop the bombs?
The atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki? That was the Enola Gay. If your question was something else then I don't know the answer.
Was science involved in Hiroshima?
Nuclear science was used in the bombing of Hiroshima.
What is Term used for survivors of hiroshima and nagasaki?
Hibakusha
Where were the atomic bomb was used?
in japan at Hiroshima and Nagasaki
