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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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What was the pilots name of Bockscar the second b-29 that dropped the second A bomb?
Charles sweeney
What is the name of the plane that drop atomic bomb in NAGASAKI?
There was only one plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan, in World War II. There was only one bomb dropped on Nagasaki. A second atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, by Colonel Paul Tibbets, who piloted the B-29 bomber, Enola Gay. There were other planes involved in the mission over Nagasaki, but it was the B-29 bomber, Bockscar, that dropped the atomic bomb, "Fat Man," on Nagasaki. Bockscar was flown by Major Charles Sweeney.Over the years, there has been some confusion concerning the name of the bomber that dropped the bomb on Nagasaki. Some have claimed the plane was named Bock's Car or Bocks Car. The name that appears on the front of the plane is Bockscar. The plane was originally assigned to Captain Frederick C. Bock. However, due a mix-up regarding how each of the mission's planes were equipped, Bockscar was flown by Sweeney instead of Bock.See Sources and relate links for more information and a photo of Bockscar.
Did the Enola Gay drop both the Fat Man and Little Boy atomic bombs on Japan in 1945?
No."Box Car" dropped the other one.I think it is Bockscar, and also sometimes called Bock's Car.
What plane dropped fat man the atomic bomb?
B-29 superfortress
Why is Enola Gay a famous plane?
The Enola Gay dropped "little boy", The Bockscar dropped "Fat man". The Enola Gay was the first plane to drop an Atom bomb and was famous for taking part in the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
What city did the Bockscar drop its atomic bomb on?
Nagasaki.
What was the pilots name of Bockscar the second b-29 that dropped the second A bomb?
Charles sweeney
What was the name of the planes that dropped the atomic bomb?
'Bockscar' .
What plane dropped the second one atomic bomb?
Bockscar
What was the name of the second plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Japan?
Bockscar
Bomber that droped the atomic bomb.?
The B 29's Enola gay and Bockscar. So as you can see, there were two.
How did the US drop the atomic bomb in japan?
How ? - by using two B29 planes the Enola Gay and Bockscar . First upon the Japanese city of Hiroshima and later upon the city of Nagasaki .
The airplane bockscar that dropped the atomic bomb on nagisaki was in what squadron?
393d Bomb Squadron, 509th Composite Group
What is the name of the plane that dropped the atomic bomb?
There were two, the Enola gay and the Bockscar.
What was the title aircraft that dropped the bomb?
There were two. First the Enola gay and then Bockscar.
What is the name of the plane that drop atomic bomb in NAGASAKI?
There was only one plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan, in World War II. There was only one bomb dropped on Nagasaki. A second atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, by Colonel Paul Tibbets, who piloted the B-29 bomber, Enola Gay. There were other planes involved in the mission over Nagasaki, but it was the B-29 bomber, Bockscar, that dropped the atomic bomb, "Fat Man," on Nagasaki. Bockscar was flown by Major Charles Sweeney.Over the years, there has been some confusion concerning the name of the bomber that dropped the bomb on Nagasaki. Some have claimed the plane was named Bock's Car or Bocks Car. The name that appears on the front of the plane is Bockscar. The plane was originally assigned to Captain Frederick C. Bock. However, due a mix-up regarding how each of the mission's planes were equipped, Bockscar was flown by Sweeney instead of Bock.See Sources and relate links for more information and a photo of Bockscar.
Is bockscar a plane?
It was a B-29 airplane which dropped the atomic bomb over Nagasaki.
