Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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

Hiroshima[edit]

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
Destruction of Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall, now is known as "Genbaku Dome"(Atomic Bomb Dome)
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
A buddha temple after bombing, September 24, 1945
Urakami Tenshudo after bombing
One-legged torii, Sannō Shrine, The other half was toppled in the explosion of the nuclear