Proceeding to base.” - Coded message sent by Captain William “Deak” Parsons, who armed the atomic bomb nicknamed “Little Boy” in flight, as the B-29 Enola Gay headed to its target: Hiroshima, Japan. Conditions normal in airplane following delivery. Successful in all aspects.Visible effects greater than Alamogordo. All rights reserved.įor a discussion of the second atomic bomb, dropped over Nagasaki, Japan, see my post from Augand for a lighter take on Nagasaki’s attractions, see August 15, 2016.
Since then, some work has been done to preserve the building and its steel skeletal dome. The people inside died instantly and the interior was destroyed by fire. The building in the center has become known as the “Atomic Bomb Dome.” Before the detonation of the atomic bomb on August 6, 1945, it was the Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall.
