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Atom bomb is dropped one Hiroshima...



Item # 704999

August 07, 1945

THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL, Rhode Island, Aug. 7, 1945  The banner headlines announces: "ATOMIC BOMB BLASTS JAP BASE" "Single Missile Stronger Than 20,000 Tons of TNT; Steel Tower Turned to Gas in New Mexico Tryout" with various related subheads concerning the A Bomb drop on Hiroshima.
The photo is headed: "Atomic Bomb, World's Deadliest Weapon, Produced Here" showing Hanford Engineer Works at Pasco, Washington. It was part of the Manhattan Project.
Also on the front page is a report: "Maj. Richard I. Bong, Top Air Ace, Killed Testing P-80 Key Plane" "Craft Explodes Soon After Takeoff" with a photos. was a United States Army Air Forces major and Medal of Honor recipient in World War II. Bong was one of the most decorated American fighter pilots and the country's top flying ace in the war, credited with shooting down 40 Japanese aircraft.
The complete first section with 12 pages, minor margin wear, good condition.

Item from Catalog 354 (released for May, 2025)

Category: World War II