Number 2 Bomb PIt
Details:
Both bomb pits are located in a clearing north of the runway.
Monument The bomb pit is covered in a glass enclosure. There are photos in the pit, and a plaque in front of the pit on a stone stand.Monument Text:
NUMBER 2 BOMB LOADING PIT
ATOMIC BOMB LOADING PIT
FROM THIS LOADING PIT, THE SECOND ATOMIC BOMB EVER TO BE
USED IN COMBAT WAS LOADED ABOARD A B-29 AIRCRAFT AND
DROPPED ON NAGASAKI, JAPAN, AUGUST 8, 1945. THE BOMBER WAS
PILOTED BY MAJOR CHARLES W. SWEENEY, USAAF, OF THE 509TH
COMPOSITE GROUP, TWENTIETH AIR FORCE, UNITED STATES ARMY
AIR FORCES. ON AUGUST 10, 1945 AT 0300, THE JAPANESE EMPORER
WITHOUT HIS CABINET'S CONSENT, DECIDED TO END THE PACIFIC
WAR.
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
20th Air Force
393rd Bomb Squadron (Heavy), 509th Composite
United States Air Force
Wars:
WWII
Battles:
Pacific Theater
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