Today, August 6, marks the anniversary of the dropping of the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan in 1945. Did you know that weather played a key role in the locations to be bombed?
Today, August 6, marks the anniversary of the dropping of the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan in 1945.
The consideration was that there would be less loss of life by using the atomic bombs, and the rest is history.The primary target for the first atomic bomb raid was the city of Hiroshima, with the cities of Nagasaki and Kokura being the secondary targets. They chose these three cities because of the military infrastructure based in and around them. But the ultimate decision of where to bomb relied on the local weather on the day of the air raids.
With mostly clear skies, the crew of the “Enola Gay” easily found the city. The bombardier released the bomb and detonation occurred about 800 feet from the designated target area. A crosswind had shifted the bomb’s track slightly.When military officials realized Japan would not surrender after the Hiroshima bombing, the decision was made to drop the second atomic bomb.
The decision was made to proceed to the primary target city of Kokura. The B-29 that would carry the second atomic bomb was named “Bockscar.”
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