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Atom bomb is dropped one Hiroshima...
Atom bomb is dropped one Hiroshima...
Item # 704999
August 07, 1945
THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL, Rhode Island, Aug. 7, 1945
* Bombing of Hiroshima, Japan
* Final blow ending World War II
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.
AI notes: On August 6, 1945, during the final days of World War II, the United States dropped the first atomic bomb used in warfare on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The bomb, called "Little Boy," was dropped by the B-29 bomber Enola Gay and killed an estimated 70,000 to 80,000 people instantly, with tens of thousands more dying later from injuries and radiation. Hiroshima, a key military and industrial hub, was almost completely destroyed. The bombing was intended to force Japan's surrender without a costly invasion, and when Japan did not immediately yield, a second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki on August 9. Japan announced its surrender days later, on August 15, marking the end of World War II.
Category: World War II
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