The Bombing of Hiroshima

Sonya Caldera and Sarah Drotar8th-Acc

OverviewO August 6, 1945O Enola GayO Pilot Paul Tibbets Jr. O Co-Pilot Robert A. LewisO Rendezvous point at Iwo JimaO First atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima,

JapanO City would later be restoredO A section set aside in reminder of the

bombing

The Plane

ONamed the Enola GayONamed after the pilot’s motherOB-29 American Bomber

Enola Gay Takes OffO August 6, 1945 at 1:45 AMO Weighed over 65 tons O Carried the 9,000 pound bomb

(code-named Little Boy)O Contained 7,000 gallons of fuelO Had a crew of 12

The Rendezvous Point

O Enola Gay and six other B-29 bombers rendezvous over Iwo Jima

O “The Great Artiste”, “Necessary Evil”, “Top Secret”, “Straight Flush”, “Jabbitt III” and “Full House” were the other B-29 bombers used in the mission.

O Rendezvoused at 4:52 AMO “Top Secret” lands at Iwo Jima

The Bomb is DroppedO 8:15 AMO “Little Boy” and 3 weather

instruments are released above the city

O Bomb explodes at 8:16 AM 1,890 feet above target.

Returning HomeO Enola Gay touches down back in

Tinian at 1:58 PM with the Great Artiste and Necessary Evil arriving a short time later

O Each crew member awarded a Silver Star for the mission

O Tibbets received the Distinguished Service Cross

PicturesTop: “Little Boy”

Middle: The Enola GayBottom: Hiroshima

(after bombing)

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SourcesO http://

www.mphpa.org/classic/CG/CG_09C1.htm

O http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enola_Gay#Mission_personnel

O http://www.history.com/topics/bombing-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki

O http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki