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I can't even imagine what that ride home must have been like.
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In Thomas and Witts' book "Enola Gay", the chapter Shock Wave describes the plane crews' reactions in the minutes after the blast.
After the flash, no one spoke. Tibbets later remembered that the brilliant light "tasted like lead". Bob Caron was tailgunner, so as the Superfort turned away from city center, Caron was the first to see the flash and its immediate result. In his words it was a peek into the Underworld.
The massive compression of air created a massive shock wave; when it hit the plane, Tibbets thought "flak". Caron saw the shock wave as a dense fog rapidly expanding from the explosion. Page 264 of the Enola Gay book has Caron's description of what he saw.
ahf.nuclearmuseum.org
In prison, former Nazi Minister of Foreign Affairs von Ribbentrop, when he heard details of the horror, said "No one would be so stupid as to start a war now".
May these weapons never be used again.
After the flash, no one spoke. Tibbets later remembered that the brilliant light "tasted like lead". Bob Caron was tailgunner, so as the Superfort turned away from city center, Caron was the first to see the flash and its immediate result. In his words it was a peek into the Underworld.
The massive compression of air created a massive shock wave; when it hit the plane, Tibbets thought "flak". Caron saw the shock wave as a dense fog rapidly expanding from the explosion. Page 264 of the Enola Gay book has Caron's description of what he saw.
Bob Caron's Interview - Nuclear Museum
Ross Simpson: I’m talking with Bob Caron, who was the Tail Gunner on the Enola Gay, the day it flew to Hiroshima, Japan and dropped the first atomic bomb. Bob, what do you remember about that day? It’s been forty years. Forty years is a long time. Bob Caron: Well,…
ahf.nuclearmuseum.org
In prison, former Nazi Minister of Foreign Affairs von Ribbentrop, when he heard details of the horror, said "No one would be so stupid as to start a war now".
May these weapons never be used again.
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My Mother told me this story:
My Grandfather worked at the Pentagon during the war in the Appropriations Department. One day this extremely large request came across his desk. My Grandfather was shocked at the amount and went to ask what it was for before he would approve it. According to my Mom, he was told he didn't need to know and just approve it. That day he went to lunch with a coworker where he mentioned this request. When he got back to his office, men in black suits showed up at his door. Mr. Franklin, did you have lunch to day with Mr. X? Yes. Did you discuss this request? Yes. What is it for? We can't tell you. Then I am not going to sign it. Mr. Franklin, you are to sign this by order of the President. So my Grandfather signed it Jack Franklin, by order of the President. The request was for what we later know as the Manhattan Project.
My Grandfather worked at the Pentagon during the war in the Appropriations Department. One day this extremely large request came across his desk. My Grandfather was shocked at the amount and went to ask what it was for before he would approve it. According to my Mom, he was told he didn't need to know and just approve it. That day he went to lunch with a coworker where he mentioned this request. When he got back to his office, men in black suits showed up at his door. Mr. Franklin, did you have lunch to day with Mr. X? Yes. Did you discuss this request? Yes. What is it for? We can't tell you. Then I am not going to sign it. Mr. Franklin, you are to sign this by order of the President. So my Grandfather signed it Jack Franklin, by order of the President. The request was for what we later know as the Manhattan Project.