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Three days later, the "Fat Man" bomb would be dropped on Nagasaki, killing between 40-75,000 people. The bomb wiped out 70 percent of the city, immediately killing 80,000 people tens of thousands more would later die of radiation exposure.
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"Little Boy" was dropped over the southwestern Japanese metropolis of Hiroshima, and exploded with the energy of 15 kilotons of TNT. The Straight Flush served as weather reconnaissance, while the Top Secret was assigned as a backup strike plane, should the Enola Gay not complete the mission. The Enola Gay set off from North Field, Tinian, on August 6, and was accompanied by two other B-29s: The Great Artiste and Necessary Evil. The "Little Boy" atomic bomb contained two uranium-235 components and was assembled on July 16, 1945, aboard the USS Indianapolis. While numerous similar models can be found, we have not been able to find any record of a model with so high a number of impressive signatures! A single signed example is currently offered on Amazon for over $11,000! The model has some slight silver ink transference from when it was signed, else very fine. "Dutch Van Kirk/Navigator/Enola Gay/Hiroshima "
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"Jack Widowsky/Navigator #72 'Top Secret'" "Russell E Gackenbach/Navigator - Necessary Evil/Hiroshima 6 August 1945" Weatherly/Pilot Straight Flush Hiroshima 6 Aug '45" Both the bomb and base have been signed with silver felt tip pen, and include the following: The model is mounted to a black wooden base, measuring 17" x 6". With an aluminum technical plate that lists the many specifications of the bomb. MK-1 LITTLE BOY ATOMIC AVIATION MODEL, NUMBER 46 OF 509. The model is a 1:12 scale reproduction of the famous bomb, with fuses and assembled plates all present. RARE ENOLA GAY WW2 LITTLE BOY ATOMIC BOMB MODEL SIGNED BY TIBBETS & VAN KIRK. Measuring 9.75" x 3.125" x 2.5", made in the Philippines, undated. "Little Boy" Atomic Bomb Model Signed by 9 Crewmen of the Enola Gay, Top Secret, Straight Flush, & USS IndianapolisĪ detailed model of the "Little Boy Atomic Bomb", signed by nine crew members of those involved in the historic dropping of the world's first atomic bomb.