<Table> Special Mission 13 , Primary target Hiroshima , August 6 , 1945 <Tr> <Td> Aircraft </Td> <Td> Pilot </Td> <Td> Call Sign </Td> <Td> Mission role </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Straight Flush </Td> <Td> Major Claude R. Eatherly </Td> <Td> Dimples 85 </Td> <Td> Weather reconnaissance ( Hiroshima ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jabit III </Td> <Td> Major John A. Wilson </Td> <Td> Dimples 71 </Td> <Td> Weather reconnaissance ( Kokura ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Full House </Td> <Td> Major Ralph R. Taylor </Td> <Td> Dimples 83 </Td> <Td> Weather reconnaissance ( Nagasaki ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Enola Gay </Td> <Td> Colonel Paul W. Tibbets </Td> <Td> Dimples 82 </Td> <Td> Weapon delivery </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> The Great Artiste </Td> <Td> Major Charles W. Sweeney </Td> <Td> Dimples 89 </Td> <Td> Blast measurement instrumentation </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Necessary Evil </Td> <Td> Captain . George W. Marquardt </Td> <Td> Dimples 91 </Td> <Td> Strike observation and photography </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Top Secret </Td> <Td> Captain Charles F. McKnight </Td> <Td> Dimples 72 </Td> <Td> Strike spare -- did not complete mission </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> Special Mission 13 , Primary target Hiroshima , August 6 , 1945 <Tr> <Td> Aircraft </Td> <Td> Pilot </Td> <Td> Call Sign </Td> <Td> Mission role </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Straight Flush </Td> <Td> Major Claude R. Eatherly </Td> <Td> Dimples 85 </Td> <Td> Weather reconnaissance ( Hiroshima ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jabit III </Td> <Td> Major John A. Wilson </Td> <Td> Dimples 71 </Td> <Td> Weather reconnaissance ( Kokura ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Full House </Td> <Td> Major Ralph R. Taylor </Td> <Td> Dimples 83 </Td> <Td> Weather reconnaissance ( Nagasaki ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Enola Gay </Td> <Td> Colonel Paul W. Tibbets </Td> <Td> Dimples 82 </Td> <Td> Weapon delivery </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> The Great Artiste </Td> <Td> Major Charles W. Sweeney </Td> <Td> Dimples 89 </Td> <Td> Blast measurement instrumentation </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Necessary Evil </Td> <Td> Captain . George W. Marquardt </Td> <Td> Dimples 91 </Td> <Td> Strike observation and photography </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Top Secret </Td> <Td> Captain Charles F. McKnight </Td> <Td> Dimples 72 </Td> <Td> Strike spare -- did not complete mission </Td> </Tr> </Table>
when did the us drop the atomic bomb on hiroshima
when did the us drop the atomic bomb on hiroshima
August 6 , 1945
August 6 , 1945