Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

English: On August 6, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb onto the city of Hiroshima, Japan. On August 9, 1945, another was dropped onto the city of Nagasaki, Japan.

Development of the weapons: See Category:Manhattan Project

Results of the weapons: See Category:Hiroshima in Ruins and Category:Nagasaki in Ruins

[edit] Hiroshima

Left to right: Major Thomas W. Ferebee, Bombardier; Col. Paul W. Tibbets, Jr. Pilot; Capt. Theodore J. Van Kirk, Navigator; and Captain Robert Lewis, officer crew of the Enola Gay, the ship that made the historic flight over Hiroshima to drop the first atomic bomb	At the briefing prior to flight of the Enola Gay, Capt. William Sterling Parsons and Col. Tibbets go over last minute data	"Enola Gay" and its crew	Little Boy, a nuclear weapon
Atomic bombing	Destruction of Hiroshima	Hiroshima aftermath	B-29 "Enola Gay" after strike, 08/06/1945.

Fat Man, a nuclear weapon	Bockscar dropped Fat Man on Nagasaki	Atomic bombing	before and after atomic bombing
September 24, 1945	Urakami Tenshudo after bombing	0ne-legged torii, Sannō Shrine, The other half was toppled in the explosion of the nuclear	Part of Urakami Cathedral that remained standing after the nuclear bombing
The peaceful prayer statue by Kitamura Seibō