Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki
A B-29 named 'Bockscar' took off from Tinian in the Marianas, and finding the primary target of Kokura obscured by cloud cover and smoke, dropped its bomb on the secondary target, Nagasaki City. The bomb missed its target by approximately 3 km, exploding halfway between the naval arsenal and the Mitsubishi armament works.
Tony Boccia
Hiroshima Peace Memorial
On 6 August 1945, the first atomic weapon used in combat was deployed over the city of Hiroshima, Japan. Dropped at 8:15 AM by a B-29 named the Enola Gay, the bomb destroyed much of the city.
Tony Boccia
USS Indianapolis (CA-35) disaster
Indy had started her final wartime cruise in Mare Island, California. Following service as Admiral Spruance's flagship for the Marianas Campaign in the summer of 1944, she was laid up in overhaul for the first half of 1945. In July, she loaded a secret cargo bound for Tinian, in the Marianas, arriving on 26 July. It was later revealed that she had transported parts for the atomic bomb that was to be used in the attack on Hiroshima on August 6th.
Tony Boccia