Description: WWII Photo "Little Boy" Atomic Bomb This is a nice reproduction of an original B&W photograph showing the Atom bomb code named "Little Boy" that was dropped on Hiroshima. The bomb is positioned in the special pit that was constructed for loading onto the Enola Gay B-29 bomber that delivered the bomb. Size is about 4" x 6". The Mk I bomb, nicknamed "Little Boy," was the first nuclear weapon used in warfare. It was delivered by the B-29 Enola Gay (on display at the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum), it detonated at an altitude of 1,800 feet over Hiroshima, Japan, on Aug. 6, 1945. The result of the Manhattan Project, begun in June 1942, "Little Boy" was a gun-type weapon, which detonated by firing one mass of uranium down a cylinder into another mass to create a self-sustaining nuclear reaction. Weighing about 9,000 pounds, it produced an explosive force equal to 20,000 tons of TNT.Click Here to Receive My E-mail Newsletters!! See my other auctions for more interesting and unusual items and lots more WWII Photos!! World War Two Photos - Keeping the Memories Alive Visit My eBay Store: World War 2 Photos and Collectibles Fast Shipping!!Little Boy Atomic Bomb
Price: 6.49 USD
Location: Meridian, Idaho
End Time: 2024-02-17T04:55:02.000Z
Shipping Cost: 1.55 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Conflict: WW II (1939-45)
Type: Photograph
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
