Multiple redundant radar altimeters using used to detect the bombs altitude, after that the chambers shut that causes a chain reaction and it stops after a microsecond. The bomb had a timer that made sure that the bomb wouldn’t go off until 15 seconds after the bomb was dropped from the Enola Gay, at 580 meters was the distance the bomb was dropped before exploding. The Little Boy bomb had a fusing system that made the bomb go off at the most destructible altitude. The bomb had a design where it had forced a hollow sub into a mass. The Little Boy was 120 inches in length, 28 inches in diameter and weighed approximately 9,700 pounds. The CEO of High Katanga Mining Union his name was Edgar Sengier who transported 1,000 tons of uranium to a New York warehouse, Part of the 1200 tons of uranium ore and uranium oxide found by Alsos Mission in 19 was used in the bomb. The Shinkolobwe mine offered Most of the uranium necessary for the production of the bomb. The first material that was pursued was uranium-25 because it was know to be fissionable. Lieutenant Commander Francis Birchs group were the people who creat the bomb.
The Enola Gay had a bomb code named Little Boy, this bomb was special because it was the first atomic bomb dropped by a plane. The last living crew member that died recently was Van Kirk.
There are no living Enola Gay crew members. He was at the age of 65 when he died from a heart attack. Captain Deze Parsons, he was the weaponeer, he died of a heart attack at the age of 52. Shumard he was the assistant flight engineer. Staff sergeant Wyatt Duzenburry died at the age of 71. Robert Caron died at the age of 75 from from pneumonia. Staff Sergeant Robert Caron, tail gunner. Richard Nelson died at the age of 77 emphysema. Private Richard Nelson, he was the radar operator he was 20 years old when he was on the job. 2nd lieutenant Morris Jeppson he was the ordnance esper, he was 23 years old he had to arm the bomb and he had to make sure the bomb worked. Sergeant Joseph Stiborik he was the radar operator, he died of a heart attack in 1984 at the age of 69. Lieutenant Jacob Beser he was the electronic counter measures he died of cancer in 1992 at the age of 71. Major Thomas Ferebee he was a bombardier his job was to push the button that dropped the bomb on Hiroshima, he fell asleep before and after he did his job, he passed away in 200. The Enola Gay had great a crew the people from the crew is Captain Theodore Van Kirk the navigator, he was 24 years old, he was a veteran of 58 wars in North Africa. The leader for Japan was Kōki Hirota and the United States President was Dwight D. The attack destroyed many American fleet and caused heavy casualties and this bombing brought American into World War 2. The Japanese also attacked Pearl Harbor because this was the only opportunity they had to have a surprise attack. Pearl Harbor was an American base located in Hawaii, Japanese took this as a treat because America was expanding their military. The reasoning for the war between Japan and American was because the Japan attack on Pearl Harbor. The Enola Gay is so significant to US history because the Enola Gay held and dropped the first ever atomic bomb used in war, which showed the strength of the US Military and showed what power the US had. He was known as the best flier in America, and he was so good that he served as a personal pilot for the future President. The Plane was named after Tibblets mother. The pilot of the plane was Colonel Paul W. The Enola Gay is a modified B-29 Super Fortress in the cabin of the plane it had enough room to hold the atomic bomb. Despite its name, the Little Boy, made a lot of damage to Japanese land. Official photograph of the Office of Chief of Engineers, now in the collections of the National Archives.The Enola Gay is a specially built plane, that held the very first atomic bomb. Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Enola Gay, returns after the strike Hiroshima, August 6, 1945. Image: 77-BT-91: Tinian Island, August 1945. Four days later, Japanese submarine, I-58, sank Indianapolis, northeast of Leyte.Ī replica of Little Boy can be found at " In Harm's Way: Pacific" exhibit area in the National Museum of the Navy, Bldg.
Previously, on July 26, the bomb, along with " Fat Man" was transported to Tinian Island by USS Indianapolis (CA-35) for final assembly.
A U-235 projectile fired down a gun barrel collided with a stationary element, causing a mass increase leading to nuclear fission. Nuclear fission was achieved by the collision of two parts of active material (Uranium-235). The gun-type weapon possessed the power of 26,000,000 pounds of high explosives. The bomb weighed 9,000 pounds and had a diameter of only 28 inches. The bomb was dropped by a USAAF B-29 bomber, Enola Gay, piloted by U.S. The atomic bomb used at Hiroshima, Japan, on August 6, 1945, was "Little Boy".