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On August 6, 1945, Hiroshima was hit by an atomic bomb
Rome, Italy - From that day the world has never been the same
On August 6, 1945, a Boeing B-29 Superfortress from the 393rd bomber squadron of the US Air Force, named "Enola Gay" after colonel Paul Tibbet's, pilot of the aircraft, mother, took off from Tinian base in Western Pacific. Its destination was Hiroshima, first target of an attack that was expected to be decisive for the entire course of World War II. At 8:15 am local time Tipped dropped the bomb,...
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