Little Boy

US nuclear bomb

Little Boy is the name that was given to the first atomic bomb that was dropped in a war. The bomb was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima on 6 August 1945[1] by the American army who were trying to end World War II. Enola Gay was the name of the plane that dropped Little Boy.[2][3]

Little Boy

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  1. Key Stage Three History: The Study Guide (First ed.). Coordination Group Publications. 2002. p. 54. ISBN 1841463302.
  2. "THE ATOMIC BOMBING OF HIROSHIMA". Archived from the original on 2006-09-29. Retrieved 2009-11-19.
  3. Trueman, Chris. "The Atomic Bomb". History Learning Site. Retrieved 2011-03-01.