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Where did hiroshima and nagasaki planes take off from?

Tinian Island of the North Mariana Islands.


Where did the plane land after it dropped the bomb?

midway island Nope, all the planes (strike bomber and 2 recon bombers) in the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombing took off from and landed back on Tinian island. The strike bomber for Nagasaki (Bockscar) was so low on fuel that they thought they might have to ditch, but they did make it back ok.


What were the nicknames of the two planes used in the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

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Who filmed the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

There were two planes escorting the Enola gay and Bockscar which had the equipment.


American stategy for reaching positions to bomb Japan?

The planes would fly from tinian Island.


What was the names of nuclear bombs dropped on Japan?

The planes were both B29 Superfortress'; the Enola Gay (Hiroshima) and Bock's Car (Nagasaki).


What forced japan to surender what were the names of the two planes involved?

The nuclear bombs were the answer to the war and the planes were the Enola gay in Hiroshima and Bock's car in Nagasaki.


From where B-29 took off to drop atom bomb?

On 6 August 1945, Colonel Paul Tibbets piloted the B-29 Enola Gay of the 393rd Bombardment Squadron from the Mariana Island of Tinian, launched from the North Field Airbase, approximately six hours flight time south of the Japanese Islands and dropped Little Boy on the city of Hiroshima.Three days later, 9 August 1945, Major Charles Sweeney piloted the B-29 Bockscar from the same airfield to drop Fat Man on the city of Nagasaki.


What was an important objective for the American military because the US planes could bomb Japan from there?

The Island of Tinian, which was, in fact, where the planes that dropped the atomic bombs took off from.


Why didn't roosevelt order the first atomic bomb on hiroshima?

Because he was dead, and the first target was Nagasaki but because of poor weather conditions the planes went to the second target, Hiroshima.


Who were the 3 photographers on the planes when hiroshima was bombed?

In the Hiroshima bomb, George Marquardt, served as the photography aircraft officer and in the Nagasaki bomb, Major James I. Hopkins, Jr., served as the photographic aircraft officer.


How did the Americans use the deadly technology know as the atomic bomb to end World War 2?

They dropped them by bomber planes over Hiroshima and Nagasaki.