One of the B-29's final roles during World War II was carrying out the atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Type: Strategic bomber Manufacturer: Boeing Accidents: 1948 Waycross B-29 crash, 1948 Lake Mead Boeing B-29 crash, B-29 Weatherford Texas 1945 collision Maiden Flight: ...
235 feet) of the mountaintop and rained ash as far as 800 kilometers (500 miles) to the east. The energy released by the May 18, 1980 eruption was equivalent to the explosion of 500 atomic bombs of the type dropped on Hiroshima, Japan during World War II....
For example, the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, in 1945, containing only about 64 kg (140 pounds) of highly enriched uranium, released energy equaling about 15 kilotons of chemical explosive. That blast immediately produced a strong shock wave, enormous amounts of heat, and lethal ...
For example, the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, in 1945, containing only about 64 kg (140 pounds) of highly enriched uranium, released energy equaling about 15 kilotons of chemical explosive. That blast immediately produced a strong shock wave, enormous amounts of heat, and lethal ...
1 of 3 Enola GayThe B-29 SuperfortressEnola Gaybacked over a pit to be loaded with the first atomic bomb, which would be released on Hiroshima, Japan, on August 6, 1945.(more) The first nuclear weapons werebombsdelivered by aircraft. Later, warheads were developed for strategicballisticmiss...
the atomic bomb dropped onHiroshima,Japan, in 1945, containing only about 64 kg (140 pounds) of highly enricheduranium, released energy equaling about 15 kilotons of chemical explosive. That blast immediately produced a strongshock wave, enormous amounts of heat, and lethalionizing radiation. Con...