A Photo-Essay on the Hiroshima Bombing

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A Photo-Essay on the Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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- The bomb was delivered by a US B29 bomber, nicknamed Enola Gay, from the Pacific island of Tinian. Dropped by parachute it exploded about 580 m. (1,885 ft.) above the ground
- Almost immediately a fireball was created from which were emitted radiation and heat rays, and severe shock waves were created by the blast.
- The terrain was flat and congested with administrative and commercial buildings, and the radius of destruction for the many reinforced concrete structures was about 500 m. (1,625 ft.), though only the top stories of earthquake-resistant buildings were damage or destroyed.
- Altogether an area of 13 sq. Ikm. (5 sq. mi.) was reduced to ashes and of the 76,000 buildings in the city 62.9% were destroyed and only 8% escaped damage.
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