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On August 6, 1945, at 9:15 AM Tokyo time, a B-29 plane, the "Enola Gay" piloted by Paul W. Tibbets, dropped a uranium atomic bomb, code named "Little Boy" on Hiroshima, Japan's seventh largest city. In minutes, half of the city vanished. According to U.S. estimates, 60,000 to 70,000 people were killed or missing, 140,000 were injuried many more were made homeless as a result of the bomb. Deadly radiation reached over 100,000. In the blast, thousands died instantly.

The city was unbelievably devastated. Of its 90,000 buildings, over 60,000 were demolished.

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23 american POW in Hiroshima and 8 in Nagasaki.

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eleven airmen who were captive in that city.

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90,000-166,000

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How many American soldiers died in the bombing of hiroshima and nagasaki?

No one will ever know for certain how many died as a result of the attack on Hiroshima. Some 70,000 people probably died as a result of initial blast, heat, and radiation effects. This included about twenty American airmen being held as prisoners in the city.


Did any us troops die while bombing Hiroshima or Nagasaki?

No one will ever know for certain how many died as a result of the attack on Hiroshima. Some 70,000 people probably died as a result of initial blast, heat, and radiation effects. This included about twenty American airmen being held as prisoners in the city.


Why didn't cockroaches die in Hiroshima bombing?

It is a myth. They died as everything living did.


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There were 11 prisoners which died in the attack.


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How many American Soldiers died during the Lebanon Conflict?

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Was roosevelt the then president at hiroshima bombing?

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How many people died in hiroshima form the bombing?

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How many Japanese people die at nagusaki and hiroshima?

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When was the last time US soldiers were killed in a nuclear explosion?

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