| Annotated photo reconnaissance mosaic of Nagasaki four days before the blast. You can see how the atomic blast was trapped and funneled through the hills surrounding the city, minimizing the effects. Numbered areas are: 1.) Tategami Shipyards; 2.) Mitsubishi Shipyards; 3.) Akunoura Engine Works; 4.) Mitsubishi Electric Manufacturing Company; 5.) Nagasaki & Dejima Wharves and Railroad Yards; 6.) Mitsubishi Steel and Arms Works; and 7.) Mitsubishi-Urakami Odrdinance Plant. 8.) Shows the approximate position of the hypocenter when the bomb hit on August 9th. | |
| Image Filename | wwii1239.jpg |
| Image Size | 1.07 MB |
| Image Dimensions | 1494 x 1800 |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Photographer Title | |
| Caption Author | Jason McDonald |
| Date Photographed | August 05, 1945 |
| Location | Aerial View of Nagasaki |
| City | Nagasaki |
| State or Province | Nagasaki Prefecture |
| Country | Japan |
| Archive | United States Air Force |
| Record Number | |
| Status | Caption ©2007, ©2024 MFA Productions LLC Image in the Public Domain |
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