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English: A-Bomb. LB (Little Boy) unit on trailer cradle in pit on Tinian island, before being loaded into Enola Gay's bomb bay. [Note bomb bay door in upper right-hand corner.] , 08/1945. ARC Identifier: 519394.
Français : La bombe Little Boy sur son berceau sur l'île de Tinian, avant d'être chargée dans la soute de l'Enola Gay. La porte de la soute est visible dans l'angle supérieur droit de l'image.
Deutsch: Die Atombombe Little Boy auf der Insel Tinian auf einem Sicherungsgestell kurz bevor sie in den Bombenschacht von Enola Gay geladen wird. [Bombenschachttür in der oberen rechten Ecke.] , 08/1945. ARC Identifier: 519394.
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Camera location15° 00′ 59.12″ N, 145° 37′ 55.27″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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3.05 meter long first tactical nuclear bomb "Little Boy" which is about to be loaded from a B-29 plane bound for Hiroshima. This bomb will later cost the lives of more than 70,000 people.

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August 1945

15°0'59.119"N, 145°37'55.268"E

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