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Sikorsky R-4B Helicopter delivering spare aircraft parts to the B-29 base at North Field, Tinian, Mariana Islands, 11 Apr 1945.Oblique aerial view of West Field, Tinian, Mariana Islands, 8 Jul 1945.
Sikorsky R-4B Helicopter delivering spare aircraft parts to the B-29 base at North Field, Tinian, Mariana Islands, 11 Apr 1945.Oblique aerial view of West Field, Tinian, Mariana Islands, 8 Jul 1945.
'Fat Man' bomb arriving at the airfield on Tinian, Mariana Islands, Aug 1945, photo 1 of 2'Fat Man' bomb arriving at the airfield on Tinian, Mariana Islands, Aug 1945, photo 2 of 2
'Fat Man' implosion device being assembled, Tinian, Mariana Islands, Aug 1945'Little Boy' type bomb L-11 casing hooked up to testing devices, Tinian, Mariana Islands, Jul-Aug 1945
Atomic bomb B-29 Superfortress “Sweet Thing” of the 678th Bomb Squadron, 444th Bomb Group based at Tinian, Mariana Islands, circa Jul 1945 (Serial Number 44-70108).
Atomic bomb 'Fat Man' on a transport carriage, Tinian, Mariana Islands, Aug 1945B-29 Superfortress “Sweet Thing” of the 678th Bomb Squadron, 444th Bomb Group based at Tinian, Mariana Islands, circa Jul 1945 (Serial Number 44-70108).
Commander A. Francis Birch (painting L-11) and Norman Ramsey with Dr. Norman Ramsey signing
Commander A. Francis Birch (painting L-11) and Norman Ramsey with 'Little Boy', Tinian, Mariana Islands, Jul-Aug 1945Dr. Norman Ramsey signing 'Fat Man' bomb while an electrian's mate applied plastic paint, in front of Assembly Building Number 2, Tinian, Mariana Islands, Aug 1945
Jeep modified to carry wounded on litters, Saipan, Mariana Islands, 1945Lowering
Jeep modified to carry wounded on litters, Saipan, Mariana Islands, 1945Lowering 'Fat Man' bomb into a bomb pit at the airfield on Tinian, Mariana Islands, Aug 1945, photo 1 of 5
Lowering Lowering
Lowering 'Fat Man' bomb into a bomb pit at the airfield on Tinian, Mariana Islands, Aug 1945, photo 2 of 5Lowering 'Fat Man' bomb into a bomb pit at the airfield on Tinian, Mariana Islands, Aug 1945, photo 3 of 5
Lowering Lowering
Lowering 'Fat Man' bomb into a bomb pit at the airfield on Tinian, Mariana Islands, Aug 1945, photo 4 of 5Lowering 'Fat Man' bomb into a bomb pit at the airfield on Tinian, Mariana Islands, Aug 1945, photo 5 of 5
One of the two bomb pits at the airfield on Tinian, Mariana Islands from which the atomic bomb mission to Nagasaki, Japan was launched, Aug 1945Technician filling external crevices of
One of the two bomb pits at the airfield on Tinian, Mariana Islands from which the atomic bomb mission to Nagasaki, Japan was launched, Aug 1945Technician filling external crevices of 'Fat Man' bomb with putty in front of Assembly Building Number 2, Tinian, Mariana Islands, Aug 1945
US Navy electricianUS Navy electrician
US Navy electrician's mate spraying 'Fat Man' bomb with plastic paint in front of Assembly Building Number 2, Tinian, Mariana Islands, Aug 1945, photo 1 of 3US Navy electrician's mate spraying 'Fat Man' bomb with plastic paint in front of Assembly Building Number 2, Tinian, Mariana Islands, Aug 1945, photo 2 of 3

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