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Mission Log: 6 August 1945
02:45hr 509 Bomb Group B-29 Superfortress 'Enola Gay' departs Tinian Island with Special Weapon. Aircraft Commander; Col. P.W. Tibbets USAAF, Target; Hiroshima
03:00hr Commence final assembly of weapon.
03:15hr Weapon assembly completed.
07:30hr Weapon armed.
07:41hr Commence climb to Attack altitude.
08:38hr Attack altitude: 32,700 ft.
08:47hr Test of electronic fuses successful.
09:04hr Commence Attack run, heading due West.
09:09hr Target in sight; visual aim targeting.
09:15:30hr Weapon release at 31,600 ft.
Execute emergency diving 150 deg. turn
Weapon detonates before turn is completed.
09:16:20hr Blast wave strikes aircraft, range from Target: 15 miles. No damage.
10:00hr Blast cloud still in sight. Estimated height; in excess of 40,000 ft.
10:41hr Lost sight of cloud in haze. Distance to target: 363 miles, Aircraft altitude; 26,000 ft. Returning to Base.
Bombardier; Maj. T. Ferebee USAAF
Weaponeer; Cap. W.S. Parsons USN
From 'Now It Can Be Told (Groves)' (1962) by Maj. Gen. L. R. Groves, Director; Manhattan Engineer District, Los Alamos, N.M.
02:45hr 509 Bomb Group B-29 Superfortress 'Enola Gay' departs Tinian Island with Special Weapon. Aircraft Commander; Col. P.W. Tibbets USAAF, Target; Hiroshima
03:00hr Commence final assembly of weapon.
03:15hr Weapon assembly completed.
07:30hr Weapon armed.
07:41hr Commence climb to Attack altitude.
08:38hr Attack altitude: 32,700 ft.
08:47hr Test of electronic fuses successful.
09:04hr Commence Attack run, heading due West.
09:09hr Target in sight; visual aim targeting.
09:15:30hr Weapon release at 31,600 ft.
Execute emergency diving 150 deg. turn
Weapon detonates before turn is completed.
09:16:20hr Blast wave strikes aircraft, range from Target: 15 miles. No damage.
10:00hr Blast cloud still in sight. Estimated height; in excess of 40,000 ft.
10:41hr Lost sight of cloud in haze. Distance to target: 363 miles, Aircraft altitude; 26,000 ft. Returning to Base.
Bombardier; Maj. T. Ferebee USAAF
Weaponeer; Cap. W.S. Parsons USN
From 'Now It Can Be Told (Groves)' (1962) by Maj. Gen. L. R. Groves, Director; Manhattan Engineer District, Los Alamos, N.M.
