Bockscar crew
Major Charles Sweeney
First Lieutenant Charles Albury
Captain James Van Pelt, Jr.
Captain Kermit Beahan
Lieutenant Jacob Beser
Staff Sergeant Ed Buckly
Sergeant Abe Spitzer
Master Sergeant John Kuharek
Sergeant Raymond Gallagher
Staff Sergeant Albert Dehart
Commander Frederick Ashworth
2nd Lieutenant Fred Olivi
The United States is the only country that has used the Atomic or Hydrogen bomb in war. The "Enola Gay" (Named for the captain's wife) dropped the first bomb on Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945. On August 9, 1945, a second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan. An estimated 1/4 million people were killed by the two blasts. No official warning was given to the Japanese Government prior to the bombings, but there were several "Pamphlet" runs by American planes. The first of these pamphlets warned Japan that the U.S. had developed the atomic bomb and was prepared to use it. It urged the Japanese people to surrender. The second pamphlet warned the Japanese people to evacuate their coastal cities in anticipation of the bomb, and stated that there was still time to avert it by surrendering. No Civil Defense measures were taken by Japan. Japan surrendered on August 15, 1945
The Bockscar, a B-29 Superfortress.
See Wikipedia link about bombings of Hiroshima & Nagasaki.
Nagasaki .
Japan did not drop any atomic bombs. Rather, the US dropped two atomic bombs on them. The cities that were hit were Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
No atomic bombs were dropped after the war ! The two 'test' bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki before the second world war ended. It was the result of the devastation the bombs caused that brought the war to an end.
1st Atomic Bomb- (FAT MAN) Hiroshima 2nd Atomic Bomb- (LITTLE BOY) Nagasaki Actually, the first bomb dropped was Little Boy, and that was on Hiroshima. Fat Man, the second bomb, was dropped on Nagasaki.
The second - of two - atomic bombs dropped on Japan was dropped on August 9th, 1945 on Nagasaki.
the second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki
Nagasaki.
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The second atomic bomb used in combat was dropped on Nagasaki.
That was Nagasaki.
Nagasaki .
name of the SECOND atomic bomb, dropped on Nagasaki
Nagasaki .
Nagasaki had the second atomic bomb dropped over on August 9 1945.
On August 9th 1945 the Fat Man atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki Japan.
Japan did not drop any atomic bombs. Rather, the US dropped two atomic bombs on them. The cities that were hit were Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
No atomic bombs were dropped after the war ! The two 'test' bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki before the second world war ended. It was the result of the devastation the bombs caused that brought the war to an end.