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About 400 yds off the aioi bridge, its intended AP. Also the bomb hit nothing physically, it was an airburst at about 1500 feet altitude triggered by radar altimeters.
The temperature at the hypocenter of the atomic bomb in Hiroshima reached around 7,000 degrees Fahrenheit (3,870 degrees Celsius). This extreme heat generated a powerful fireball and caused widespread destruction in the city.
'Little Boy' the atomic bomb used on Hiroshima weighed 8,900 pounds whereas 'Fat Man' , the atomic weapon used on Nagasaki weighed 10,200 pounds .
The atomic bomb was detonated about 1,900 feet (580 meters) above Hiroshima.
US estimates suggest that 4.7 square miles of Hiroshima were destroyed.
At various times it has been estimated anywhere from about 12 kilotons to 20 kilotons, I believe the most accurate current estimate is about 13 kilotons.
One day after the atomic bomb hit Hiroshima in Japan.
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Is called Hiroshima Peace Memorial.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Emperor Hirohito
Little Boy was the code name for the bomb that hit Hiroshima at the end of WW2.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
The first atomic bomb used against mankind exploded at 8.15 over Hiroshima.
Hiroshima, on August 6, 1945.
August 6, 1945