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Word War II

B-29 Drops Atomic Bomb on Japan

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1945 B-29 Drops Atomic Bomb on Japan

An Airfoce B-29 named "Enola Gay" carried a 9,000 lb atomic bomb to Hiroshima on August 6th 1945. The bomb brought massive death and destruction to the city. A second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki. Following the second bombing the Japanese surrendered.

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