Atomic Bomb loading site
On this site the Enola Gay and Box Car were mated with Fat Boy and Little Boy. The bombs were so large they had to dig pits to lower them low enough to fit under the bomb bay doors.
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From: guamg8r
Tinian is actually located in the Federated states of Micronesia not Guam. I just wasn't sure how to post it as such.Thu Aug 31 11:28:13 -0700 2006 From: tedder
fixed. The country code is FSM, by the way.Thu Aug 31 13:05:01 -0700 2006 From: [email protected]
Actually, the first bomb, dropped from the Enola Gay, was called "Little Boy".Thu Aug 31 21:14:49 -0700 2006 From: [email protected]
Also, Tinian is part of the U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, not the FSM.Thu Aug 31 22:05:03 -0700 2006 From: tedder
Fixing. In the future, please use the "Report errors, bad data" link.
Fri Sep 01 08:12:55 -0700 2006 -ted |
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