Roosevelt was testing atomic bombs previously, before bombing japan. The project was called "The Manhattan Project". They attack on pearl harbour was reinsurance they wouldn't back down, therefore using this secret weapon.
The Japanese were invading china, American told them not to or they would take action using a "secret weapon". This was the end of ww2 since japan was the last of the triple entente still functioning. From left, standing, the crew of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber Enola Gay, Lt Col John Porter, ground maintenance officer, Major Theodore J.
More than, 160000 Japanese died, civilians and military personal.īombings happened after Germany was overrun by the triple alliance, and hitler committing suicide. 48 Enola Gay Pilot Premium High Res Photos Browse 48 enola gay pilot stock photos and images available or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. Please call us for help selecting the right material for your custom wall mural. Hiroshima and Nagasaki were two major ammunition and military resource intensive cities. B-29 Bomber - Enola Gay by Mike Bennett, a wall mural from Magic Murals. They got their names from the general shape of themselves. The two bombs dropped were "little boy" and "fat man". The plane, Enola gay, was named after one of the crew members mother. The Enola Gay is a Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomer,named for the mother of the pilot, Colonel Paul Tibbets, who selected the aircraft while it was still on the assembly line.On 6 August 1945, during the final stages of World War II, it became the first aircraft to drop an atomic bomb. A bit about the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki