Atomic Bomb Pathways

ID: 1153 ~ Source: Mel Price ~ Creator: Gene Thorp ~ Date: August 6-9, 1945
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Map showing flight of Enola Gay and Bockscar from Tinian Island to drop bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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By Melvin Price
“Yeah, well on the way to the flight line, we always went by truck.  Usually, the gunners would go first to check the amount of ammunition, and then I would leave about an hour and a half later with the officers.  On the way to the flight line was a…