Little Boy was the atomic bomb developed by the Manhattan Project and dropped by the United States on Hiroshima on 6 August 1945 from the Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay. It was the first nuclear weapon used in warfare, exploding with an estimated energy of about 15 kilotons of TNT.
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Weapon Class Introduced Year Classification
Service Status Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)Grenade / Explosive Device 1 In the Other Atlases
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1. Little Boy, Wikipedia
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Little Boy was a type of atomic bomb created by the Manhattan Project during World War II.
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The bomb was dropped at approximately 08:15 (JST) on 6 August 1945.
service status
By 1950, at least five weapons were completed; all were retired by November 1950
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