Атомные работы

Подготовка к подвеске двух первых атомных бомб - Малыша (он тёмный) и Толстяка (светлый). Подписи переводить не стал, извините. Источник.

Manhattan Project scientists and military personnel gather around the bomb pit, ready to watch the Little Boy bomb being loaded into the Enola Gay.

 

Little Boy ready to be lifted into the Enola Gay.

Little Boy ready to be loaded into the Enola Gay.

The Enola Gay backs up over the bomb pit.

Little Boy is lifted via a hydraulic lift into the Enola Gay Little Boy is lifted via a hydraulic lift into the Enola Gay.

Little Boy is lifted via a hydraulic lift into the Enola Gay.

A view from underneath the hydraulic lift, in the bomb bay.

Little Boy has been successfully lifted into the bomb bay and is being attached to sway brackets that will keep it secure.

Little Boy in the Enola Gay bomb bay.

Bomb pit on Tinian.

Little Boy, covered by a protective tarp for security reasons Little Boy, covered by a protective tarp for security reasons.

The assembled implosion sphere for Fat Man ready to be placed in the casing.

Sealant is applied via spray gun.

Putty is applied to the forward plate.

Norman Ramsey signing his name on Fat Man.

The Fat Man bomb being towed toward the airfield with an escort.

The sealant has been applied. Note the signatures on the tail assembly and the "bomb" on the worker's shirt.

Fat Man is lowered on to a transport dolly for the trip to the airfield. Note the signatures on the tail assembly.

“A Second Kiss for Hirohito!” Signed by Rear Admiral W.R. Purnell, USN, on the side of Fat Man.

Signatures on Fat Man's tail assembly. You can see the small signature of "W. S. Parsons, USN" or Enola Gay weaponeer Deak Parsons, to the far left.

Preliminary pit alignment.

Fat Man is manually pushed to the bomb pit.

Fat Man's alignment with the bomb pit is checked.

The towing cable is disconnected. Note the MPs keeping guard.

Fat Man is raised on a hydraulic lift.

Once alignment is complete, Fat Man is lowered into the pit.

Fat Man is lowered into the pit.