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Fat Man
Atomic Bomb

Fat Man was dropped by the B-29 Bockscar over Nagasaki, Japan, on August 9, 1945, ending WWII. It detonated at approximately 1,800 feet over the city and had a yield equal to about 20,000 tons of TNT, about the same as the bomb dropped on Hiroshima.

Fat Man


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