Ατομική βόμβα “Little Boy” σε λάκκο βόμβας, έτοιμη να φορτωθεί στο βομβαρδιστικό B-29 “Enola Gay” στο Tinian, στα νησιά Μαριάνα, στις 6 Αυγούστου 1945.
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Ατομική βόμβα “Little Boy” σε λάκκο βόμβας, έτοιμη να φορτωθεί στο βομβαρδιστικό B-29 “Enola Gay” στο Tinian, στα νησιά Μαριάνα, στις 6 Αυγούστου 1945.
Of course it needs to be in a special pit. The pit is crucial, just in case it goes off accidentally.
ATOMIC ORANGE,, little did we know
Most genius and evil creations in the field of science and technology by humans for destroying their own species…
2 brave boy 🥲🥲🥲
The bruising battle of the great Marina island 🏝
The United States dropped that bomb when Japan was withdrawing on all fronts 😭😭😭😭
That’s called a necessary evil, thank God for it.
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Wayne Johnson, yeah, I’m sure “the pit” would have contained a premature detonation of an atomic bomb! 🙂
Looks pretty small for the damage it done
merciless people
How small it was…
I’ve always found this photo fascinating, and I do not know why.
Just out of interest. I’m assuming there’s radioactive material inside that bomb, does it not expose those two guys to hazardous amounts of radioactivity and shouldn’t they be wearing protective suits?
Terrible part of our history 😔
Don’t let this happen again ,this is our planet
I don’t think they had a clue.
One of the darkest days in human history
Is mother proud of little boy today? This kiss you give, it’s never ever gonna to fade away.
Tbh, although this was horrible and atrocious, detonation of Little boy and Fat man over that two strategic cities was much needed to end the war that would probably streched to another decade with millions of casualties, cuz Japan was never in a mood of surrender
OSHA would have had a field day. “Hey, that’s a nuclear bomb. You should be wearing safety glasses and a hard hat.”
While living on Guam l visited the “Pit” which was open to the Public. Now it is covered because of vandalism.
😢 to think it to 2 bombs to end the war.
Killed thousands. But saved millions.
Never mind the millions that were herded and killed and experimented but this was the biggest war crime? Sometimes I think Marijuana shouldn’t be legal in some places
I wonder what would’ve happen if it was drop on a military target. US army Intelligence knew where the most of the japanese forces were situated.
It is pleasing to see that so many comments come from people who know the history. Not too many ‘knee jerk’ comments.
It’s a top secret coded the Manhattan project, these two guys had no clue that it was an atomic bomb.
My dad was stationed there Army Air Corps during that time.
A very rare picture of a moment which truly changed the mankind destiny. (Usually, changes take much much longer and cannot be pictured, consequently)
The men on Tinian didn’t know what power they were dealing with until it was over
As a child of the nuclear age now a boomer I have to say that the presence of these weapons has prevented world wars for which I am grateful…
As this photo was being taken, the men of the USS Indianapolis, the ship that delivered the bombs to Tinian, were about to be, or were, struggling for their very lives in the waters of the Pacific. Remembering their sacrifice.
It’s heartbreaking to know that people died because of this bomb. It’s also heartbreaking to try and comprehend how many others would have died if the war had continued. Terrible choice to have to make.
Those who claim freedom and human rights, are the first to use them, a strange paradox, and great evidence of the lie of human rights.
Backstory and more photos:
https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/trinity-test-day-nuclear-age-began-1945/