Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 77-BT-110 (20887784612)
77-BT-110: Tinian Island, August 1945. Atomic bomb crews await the next orders. (8/25/2015).
Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 77-BT-113 (20709504728)
77-BT-113: Tinian Island, August 1945. Atomic bomb, Little Boy, being hoisted into bomb bay of Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Enola Gay. Commander A.F. Birch is behind unit. (8/25/2015).
Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 77-BT-115 (20897473475)
77-BT-115: Tinian Island, August 1945. Atomic bomb, Little Boy, on trailer cradle in pit. (8/25/2015).
Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 77-BT-116 (20709498048)
77-BT-116: Tinian Island, August 1945. Atomic bomb, Little Boy, on trailer cradle being hoisted into bomb bay of Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Enola Gay. (8/25/2015).
Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 77-BT-120 (20709496538)
77-BT-120: Tinian Island, August 1945. Tail of Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Enola Gay, being edged over pit and into position to load unit into bomb bay. Unit shown in pit, covered with canvas. Various pers... More
Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 77-BT-121 (20709492678)
77-BT-121: Tinian Island, August 1945. Two enlisted men removing canvas cover from atomic bomb, Little Boy, in loading pit. (8/25/2015).
Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 77-BT-122 (20887765412)
77-BT-122: Tinian Island, August 1945. Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Enola Gay, over pit. (8/25/2015)
Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 77-BT-124 (20276448753)
77-BT-124: Tinian Island, August 1945. Atomic bomb, Little Boy, on trailer, canvas covered, and plane being lined up over pit. (8/25/2015).
Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 77-BT-130 (20871172826)
77-BT-130: Tinian Island, August 1945. Side shot of unit in pit, being lined up to hoist Little Boy into bomb bay; canvas cover is still on unit. Lieutenant Wright in pit and Commander A.F. Birch on edge of... More
Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 77-BT-132 (20274862534)
77-BT-132: Tinian Island, August 1945. Atomic bomb, Little Boy, in bomb bay of B-29 Superfortress, Enola Gay. S. Dike is examining fit of unit. (8/25/2015).
Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 77-BT-172 (20274860454)
77-BT-172: Tinian Island, August 1945. Commander A.F. Birch numbering atomic bomb, Little Boy, L-11, before loading on trailer in assembly building #1. Little Boy was dropped on Hiroshima, August 6, 1945. (... More
Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 77-BT-173 (20887752352)
77-BT-173: Tinian Island, August 1945. Atomic bomb, Little Boy, being tested before loading on Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Enola Gay. (8/25/2015).
Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 77-BT-177 (20710680719)
77-BT-177: Tinian Island, August 1945. Dr. N. Ramsey signing his name to the atomic bomb, Fat Man, prior to polar cap being placed on. EM spraying paint on unit. (8/25/2015).
Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 77-BT-178 (20871160276)
77-BT-178: Tinian Island, August 1945. Atomic Bomb, Little Boy, covered and being transported. (8/25/2015).
Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 77-BT-182 (20709376780)
77-BT-182: Tinian Island, August 1945. Names which have been etched into the atomic bomb, Fat Man. (8/25/2015).
Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 77-BT-183 (20871155416)
77-BT-183: Tinian Island, August 1945. Atomic Bomb, Fat Man, being worked on in cradle outside building #2. (8/25/2015).
Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 77-BT-185 (20710669889)
77-BT-185: Tinian Island, August 1945. Polar cap of atomic bomb, Fat Man, being sprayed with platic paint before assembly in building #2. (8/25/2015).
Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 77-BT-186 (20904712391)
77-BT-186: Tinian Island, August 1945. Polar cap of atomic bomb, Fat Man, being sprayed with platic paint before assembly in building #2. (8/25/2015).
Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 77-BT-187 (20887734152)
77-BT-187: Tinian Island, August 1945. Atomic Bomb, Fat Man, being placed on trailer cradle in front of assembly building #2. (8/25/2015).
Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 77-BT-56 (20709422580)
77-BT-56: Tinian Island, August 1945. Atomic Bomb, Fat Man, being transported. (8/25/2015).
Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 77-BT-67 (20709420440)
77-BT-67: Tinian Island, August 1945. Black Arrow Plane #4, 509th, Composite Bomb Group, Boeing B-29 Superfortress plane. (8/25/2015).
Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 77-BT-75 (20887787822)
77-BT-75: Tinian Island, August 1945. C-54 Green Hornet, one of the 5 transport C-54’s used to transport materiel and personnel from Wendover, Utah, to Tinian. (8/25/2015).
Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 77-BT-91 (20710716899)
77-BT-91: Tinian Island, August 1945. Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Enola Gay, returns home after strike at Hiroshima, August 6, 1945, entering hard sand. (8/25/2015).
Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 77-BT-A (20871145636)
77-BT-A: Tinian Island, August 1945. Atomic Bomb, Little Boy, covered with canvas and being transported. (8/25/2015).
Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 77-BT-C (20904706761)
77-BT-C: Tinian Island, August 1945. Boeing B-29 Superfortress plane, Enola Gay. (8/25/2015).
Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 80-G-700271 (24865326519)
80-G-700271: Captain William S. Parsons, Naval Ordnance Expert, who helped design the atomic bomb. He was present when the weapon was released over Hiroshima, Japan. Photograph released August 1945. U.S. Na... More