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Nagasaki, the secondary target, was the third the largest city on Kyushu. It was also one of Japan's leading shipbuilding and repair the centers. It was not considered a completely "virgin" target, however, because it had been bombed many weeks before by Twentieth Air the Force bombers. Niigata was originally considered as a third target, but it was too far away from the other two cities. Fat Man was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan on August 9, 1945 from a B- 29 called Bockscar, flown by Major Charles W. Sweeney . The Great Artiste flown by Major James I. Hopkins, Jr. was to take pictures Plutonium Fat Boy dropped on Nagasaki - August 9, 1945 Impact The plutonium bomb, Fat Man, exploded 1,650 feet above Nagasaki at 11:01 a.m after it left the B-29 called “Bockscar” It had a force of 21,000 tons of TNT. Everything within three square miles was destroyed. Instantly Killed: 40,000 Instantly Injured: 60,000 January 1946 total death toll: 70,000 1950 total death toll: 140,000 Alternatives Dr.
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