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77-BT-172: Tinian Island, August 1945

77-BT-172: Tinian Island, August 1945. Commander A.F. Birch numbering atomic bomb, Little Boy, L-11, before loading on trailer in assembly building #1. Little Boy was dropped on Hiroshima, August 6, 1945. Official photograph of the Office of Chief of Engineers, now in the collection of the National Achives. (2015/08/25).
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Caption: Tinian Island, August 1945. Commander A.F. Birch numbering atomic bomb, Little Boy, L-11, before loading on trailer in assembly building #1. Little Boy was dropped on Hiroshima, August 6, 1945. Official photograph of the Office of Chief of Engineers, now in the collection of the National Achives. (2015/08/25).
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