The release at 08:15 (Hiroshima time) went as planned, and the Little Boy took 53 seconds to fall from the aircraft flying at to the predetermined detonation height about above the city. Enola Gay traveled before it felt the shock waves from the blast. Although buffeted by the shock, neither Enola Gay nor The Great Artiste was damaged.
The release at 0815 (Hiroshima time) went as planned and the Little Boy took 53 seconds to fall from the aircraft flying at to the predetermined detonation height about above the city Enola Gay traveled before it felt the shock waves from the blast Although buffeted by the shock neither Enola Gay nor The Great Artiste was damaged