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Atomic Bomb Physical Damage, Nagasaki, 01/23/1946 - 01/28/1946
About this film
National Archives description "9' LS Showing in the foreground the failure of girder and bracing due to fire, in background shows fire damage to large storage tank. 9' MC Pan from base to upper section of bent column showing structural collapse brought on by blast pressure. Column is bent toward the S on the SE side of building A. 8' LS Of building I located 4300 feet from zero at 358 degrees to 1 degrees looking W on S wall of building, this view shows complete displacement of S wall and roof. 9' MC Looking W along S wall of building I as seen from the SW corner this view shows the location of the original wall, as well as its present displacement. 9' LS Looking W at the NE corner of building I showing the structural damage inflicted on the building and the extent the N wall has been bowed. 10' LS Of the E wall of building I showing structural collapse and the degree the main member has been displaced. 10' MS Taken from the E wall looking W along the main beam of building I showing the extent to which it has been distorted and structural damage inflicted upon main roof members. 9' MS Taken from the center of second bay from S wall looking E showing the collapsed S wall superimpose…
Directors & creators
United States. Army Air Forces
Subjects
WWII, World War, 1939-1945, United States. Army Air Forces, World War, 1939-1945 -- Japan, Atomic Bomb, Nagasaki-shi (Japan) -- History -- Bombardment, 1945, A-bomb, Nagasaki-shi (Japan), World War II, WWII In Color
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