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1945-08-09

LIFE Photo Collection
New York City, United States

Mushroom cloud over Nagasaki after the dropping of the 2nd atomic bomb by the US Air Force, 509th Composite Group of 313th Wing, which brought a swift end to WWII.

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Date: 1945-08-09
Location: Nagasaki, Kyushu, Japan
Physical Dimensions: B/W PRINT
Subject Keywords: Wwii, Air Raids On, Nagasaki, Japan, Wars, Kyushu, 1940s
Publisher: TimeLife
Usage: For personal non-commercial use only
Provider: LIFE
Original ID: TimeLife_image_111823
Credits: TIME

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