5 agos 1945 año - The Hiroshima bombing is scheduled for the next day
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At 1500, Gen. LeMay officially confirms the mission for the next day. Tibbets will take over as pilot, Capt. William "Deak" Parsons will fly as weaponeer. Tibbets names B-29 No. 82 the "Enola Gay" after his mother, over the objections of its pilot Robert Lewis. Little Boy is loaded on the plane. Also, dummy Fat Man unit F33 (complete except for plutonium core) is prepared for practice bombing run.
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Hiroshima and Nagasaki Bombing
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