Hiroshima: 75th anniversary of the atomic bomb

The Boeing B29 Stratofortress bomber aircraft ’Enola Gay’ dropped the first atomic weapon used in combat over the Japanese city of Hiroshima at 08:15 local time on 6 August 1945. Between 80,000 and 250,000 people perished in the attack and its immediate aftermath. Original footage filmed at the time shows a vast mushroom cloud rising up out of the city, while images captured in the days and weeks after show both the terrible human cost of the bombing and the incredible scale of the devastation wrought on the city. Subscribe to The Telegraph Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Google and are websites of The Daily Telegraph, the UK’s best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture.