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6th August 1945: The USA drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima

  • 6th August 2020
  • Tagged as: Aircraft, Atomic Bomb, Bomb, Japan, Second World War, USA, War in the Pacific

On the 6th August 1945, the USA dropped an atomic bomb nicknamed “Little Boy” on the Japanese city of Hiroshima from the B-29 aircraft Enola Gay.

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8th May 1942: The Battle of the Coral Sea ends during the War in the Pacific

  • 8th May 2020
  • Tagged as: Aircraft, Allies, America, Australia, Battle of the Coral Sea, Japan, Navy, Operation MO, USA, War in the Pacific

The Battle of the Coral Sea, the first naval battle in which the participating ships never came in sight of each other, ended.

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26th March 1945: Battle of Iwo Jima officially ends

  • 26th March 2019
  • Tagged as: America, Japan, Marines, Second World War, USA, War in the Pacific

At 9am on the 26th March 1945, the Battle of Iwo Jima ended as US Marines officially secured the island from the Japanese Imperial Army during the War in the Pacific.

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