<strong>North Field, Tinian: </strong>Tinian historian Don Farrell stands on a concrete slab at North Field that was once the building where the atomic bombs went through final assembly.
North Field, Tinian: Tinian historian Don Farrell stands on a concrete slab at North Field that was once the building where the atomic bombs went through final assembly.
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<strong>Final assembly: </strong>This concrete slab on Tinian island is all that's left of the building where the atomic bombs underwent final assembly.
Final assembly: This concrete slab on Tinian island is all that's left of the building where the atomic bombs underwent final assembly.
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<strong>Loading point: </strong>Glass covers the pit from which the atomic bomb was loaded onto Enola Gay on Tinian island.
Loading point: Glass covers the pit from which the atomic bomb was loaded onto Enola Gay on Tinian island.
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<strong>Runway Able: </strong>A sign at North Field, Tinian, marks the entrance to Runway Able, from which Enola Gay took off on its mission to drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, in 1945.
Runway Able: A sign at North Field, Tinian, marks the entrance to Runway Able, from which Enola Gay took off on its mission to drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, in 1945.
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<strong>Aerial views of the runway: </strong>Two of the runways on North Field, Tinian island, are seen from the air in January 2020. In 1945, the B-29 bomber Enola Gay took off from Runway Able (left) on its mission to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan.
Aerial views of the runway: Two of the runways on North Field, Tinian island, are seen from the air in January 2020. In 1945, the B-29 bomber Enola Gay took off from Runway Able (left) on its mission to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan.
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<strong>Warning: </strong>A sign at North Field, Tinian, warns visitors that unexploded munitions from World War II still pose a danger in the area.
Warning: A sign at North Field, Tinian, warns visitors that unexploded munitions from World War II still pose a danger in the area.
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<strong>Japanese command building: </strong>The interior of a former Japanese command building at North Field, Tinian. US forces captured the airfield in 1944.
Japanese command building: The interior of a former Japanese command building at North Field, Tinian. US forces captured the airfield in 1944.
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<strong>Air raid shelter:</strong> A Japanese-constructed air raid shelter at North Field, Tinian. The shelter fell into American hands after it captured the airfield in 1944.
Air raid shelter: A Japanese-constructed air raid shelter at North Field, Tinian. The shelter fell into American hands after it captured the airfield in 1944.
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<strong>Ruined command building: </strong>A command building constructed by Japanese forces when they controlled Tinian island lies in ruins at North Field.
Ruined command building: A command building constructed by Japanese forces when they controlled Tinian island lies in ruins at North Field.
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<strong>Battle damage:</strong> This structure still shows holes from battle damage when US forces took the island in 1944.
Battle damage: This structure still shows holes from battle damage when US forces took the island in 1944.
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