Enola Gay crews briefed on Tinian Island 70 years ago this hour (Aug 4 1945)

1940s, World War II


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(Saturday, August 4, 1945, 3:00 p.m. JST; during World War II) — On Tinian Island, the crews chosen to fly the Enola Gay mission were briefed today, but no one mentioned the words “atomic bomb.”