World War II / War in the Pacific 1941-45: dropping of the first atom bomb on the Japanese town of Hiroshima; 6. 8.1945 (the US B-29 long-range bomber "Enola Gay" drops at 8.15 local time an atomic bomb; it explodes at a height of 570m and costs the lives of 300 000 people). Mission briefing for the bomber crew shortly before the start with crew members Captain William Sterling Parsons and Pilot Colonel Paul W. Tibbets (right).Photo.