Fat Man atomic bomb during World War II

Fat Man atomic bomb during World War II

The name of the atomic bomb dropped by the United States on Nagasaki, Japan during World War II. The name was inspired by Churchill's physique. On August 9, 1945, three days after the first atomic bomb exploded in Hiroshima, the B-29 Superfortress bomber "Bockscar" piloted by Charles Sweeney was dropped over Nagasaki at 31000 feet (9000 meters). The 'Fat Man' is the second nuclear weapon used in human history and also the last one used in actual combat.
The MK-36 nuclear bomb from the United States

The MK-36 nuclear bomb from the United States

The MK-36 is a two-stage nuclear bomb that uses multi-stage fusion to generate up to 10 million tons of explosive power.
Little Boy atomic bomb

Little Boy atomic bomb

The 'Little Boy' was the first atomic bomb used in actual combat in human history. Another atomic bomb used by humans was the 'Fat Man' dropped on Nagasaki. Little Boy "is the name of the first atomic bomb dropped by the United States on Hiroshima, Japan during World War II. On August 6, 1945, the B-29 Superfortress bomber Enola Gay, piloted by Paul Tibbets, was dropped from an altitude of approximately 9.448km over Hiroshima and exploded in the air at approximately 548m at 8:15am local time in Japan.
The atomic bomb dropped by the United States in Nagasaki, Japan-"Fat Man"

The atomic bomb dropped by the United States in Nagasaki, Japan-"Fat Man"

Fat Man, the name of the atomic bomb dropped by the United States on Nagasaki, Japan during World War II. The name was inspired by Churchill's body shape. On August 9, 1945, at 11:22 a.m. local time in Japan, it exploded at an altitude of 1,800 feet (550 meters). "Fatty" is the second nuclear weapon used in human history, and it is also the last nuclear weapon used in actual combat. About 40,000 people died directly from the fat man's explosion, and about 25,000 people were injured. About 7000 square metres of the building was razed. Tens of thousands of people died from cancer caused by nuclear dust radiation.