Countdown to destruction

16 July 1945 5.29am First detonation US scientists successfully detonate the first nuclear device at the Trinity test site 28 July Japanese government rejects surrender terms put forward in the Potsdam Declaration 5 August 2pm Calm before storm Having been told they have the go-ahead to drop the atomic bomb, Van Kirk and the rest of the crew try to get some sleep 3pm The Little Boy bomb is loaded onto the Enola Gay 6pm Struggling to sleep, Van Kirk, Ferebee, Tibbets and others play poker 10pm The crew gets up to prepare for the flight to Hiroshima and eat breakfast 6 August 12am Van Kirk and the crew make their way to the Enola Gay, after a final briefing 1.37am Weather report The three weather planes leave North Field…

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