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Plane's Escape From A-Bomb Dominates Military Report
A long study on atomic weapons outlines how crews might escape after dropping an A-bomb and notes extreme measures and distances required. It references B-29s on Tinian, the Nagasaki mission, and the later B-52 in May 1956, with concerns over blast, shock waves, and safety for aircrews and fisheries.
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Bob Considine
New York
INS
Navy
Bren
Considine
Tinian
Farrell
Leslie R. Groves
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Eniwetok