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The detailed order for the atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima: “Bombs: Special”. THE OPERATIONS ORDER THAT LAUNCHED THE ATOMIC AGE: 6 August 1945. Reconnaissance photographs of Hiroshima: to the left is several days before the bombing to the right is immediately after the bombing. Truman's aerial leaflet reassuring the Japanese people that they will not be harmed if their country surrenders. One of the very few letters Harry Truman wrote explaining why he decided to drop the bomb is also displayed. Also, the sign welcoming the Enola Gay back to Tinian, made by the Seabees and signed by all of the crew. An eyewitness account by the tail gunner of the Enola Gay, Bob Caron, is exhibited. The exhibit includes Jacob Beser's Operations Orders for the Hiroshima and Nagasaki missions navigator "Dutch" van Kirk's navigation and personal artifacts from the Enola Gay mission reconnaissance photographs of Hiroshima taken several days before the atomic bomb was dropped a leaflet showing the Hiroshima blast that was dropped on the Japanese as a warning to surrender, and teletype news reports of the bomb. PLEASE NOTE: All firearms displayed at the Museum of World War II have been rendered inoperable.
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This section contains artifacts specifically about the Atomic Bomb. You may click on any image for a larger view.
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You can use this map to jump to any section of the Museum of World War 2 to view a selection of the artifacts displayed there. Each artifact has a small section of its story told here. Every artifact in our collection has its own history, and ties to human lives. Official photograph of the Office of Chief of Engineers, now in the collections of the National Archives.Please take the time to enjoy a small selection of the artifacts that we have on display at the Museum of World War II. Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Enola Gay, returns after the strike Hiroshima, August 6, 1945. Image: 77-BT-91: Tinian Island, August 1945. Four days later, Japanese submarine, I-58, sank Indianapolis, northeast of Leyte.Ī replica of Little Boy can be found at " In Harm's Way: Pacific" exhibit area in the National Museum of the Navy, Bldg. Previously, on July 26, the bomb, along with " Fat Man" was transported to Tinian Island by USS Indianapolis (CA-35) for final assembly. A U-235 projectile fired down a gun barrel collided with a stationary element, causing a mass increase leading to nuclear fission. Nuclear fission was achieved by the collision of two parts of active material (Uranium-235). The gun-type weapon possessed the power of 26,000,000 pounds of high explosives. The bomb weighed 9,000 pounds and had a diameter of only 28 inches. The bomb was dropped by a USAAF B-29 bomber, Enola Gay, piloted by U.S. The atomic bomb used at Hiroshima, Japan, on August 6, 1945, was "Little Boy".