Exact number of personnel is unknown, but the bombings were carried out by B-29 bomers of the 509th Heavy Bombardment Group. Three B-29s flew for each bombing, and a B-29 normally carried a crew of eleven, but there were many more in the entire group, and for a few years after the war the 509th was the only nuclear-armed bomber unit in the world.
The bombing of Hiroshima resulted in between 90'000 and 166'000 fatalies. The bombing of Nagasaki resulted in between 60'000 and 80'000 fatalities. As a result, there were between 150'000 and 246'000 fatalities in total.
The bomb killed 90,000-166,000 people in Hiroshima and 60,000-80,000 in Nagasaki. Asking for missing persons is out of the question.
90,000-166,000 people in Hiroshima and 60,000-80,000 in Nagasaki.
There were 12 men on the Enola Gay. The mission to drop atomic bomb on Hiroshima involved 7 planes, but the one we remember is the Enola Gay.
The atomic bombs killed 90,000-166,000 people in Hiroshima and 60,000-80,000 in Nagasaki.
See: Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
90,000-166,000 people in Hiroshima and 60,000-80,000 in Nagasaki
See: Atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
100,000 - 1 million
The estimate was: 90,000-166,000 people in Hiroshima and 60,000-80,000 in Nagasaki.
The bombing of Hiroshima resulted in between 90'000 and 166'000 fatalies. The bombing of Nagasaki resulted in between 60'000 and 80'000 fatalities. As a result, there were between 150'000 and 246'000 fatalities in total.
The bomb killed 90,000-166,000 people in Hiroshima and 60,000-80,000 in Nagasaki. Asking for missing persons is out of the question.
80,000
There is about an estimated number of more than 200 thousand people.
90,000-166,000 people in Hiroshima and 60,000-80,000 in Nagasaki.
There were 12 men on the Enola Gay. The mission to drop atomic bomb on Hiroshima involved 7 planes, but the one we remember is the Enola Gay.
The atomic bombs killed 90,000-166,000 people in Hiroshima and 60,000-80,000 in Nagasaki.