Damage in Nagasaki, Japan after the atomic bomb attack during World War 2. Narrator indicates devastation shown is from zero point area of the bomb attack. 5 1/2 square mile area is covered with rubble due to damage and fire following the bomb attack. Destruction at 12 miles where workers barracks were knocked down due to concussion. At 1 1/2 miles from ground zero, a cracked smoke stack is shown.
Damage in Nagasaki, Japan after the World War 2 atomic bomb attack. A damaged prison building 10 miles away from the center. A damaged church. Damaged dome of the church and gas works. Two concrete wall remains of a factory building.
World War II damage in Nagasaki, Japan after the atomic bomb attack. A damaged bridge in Nagasaki. The north street of Nagasaki undamaged due to its lower height from that of the explosion. People and truck on a road. Damaged houses. Survivors busy with restoration of their homes. View of an atomic bomb explosion (this is a domestic United States testing blast).
Japanese and Americans at the Omura Air Field in Nagasaki, Japan after the end of World War 2. U.S. Navy and Marine aviators and other personnel stand around a Navy PBY Catalina at the airfield. Several of the Americans stand with three Japanese soldiers. Japanese civilian and military persons seen under a tent erected nearby. Dark view of Japanese aircraft parked in a hangar. A Japanese officer and soldier are photographed from inside, as they approach the darkened hangar.
Exteriors of Nagasaki Infectious Hospital in Nagasaki, Japan. Debris and rubble around the hospital. Women wash bowls and dishes at an outdoor faucet.
A survey of physical damage of bomb blasts in Nagasaki, Japan after World War II. View of a bridge. Displacement of the bridge towards the north. The south side of the bridge shows displacement over concrete support. The displacement on the back side of the bridge measures 2 inches and on the west side measures 6 inches. The pressure side of the bridge shows pylon nearest to zero. The underside of the bridge shows displacement. Displacement of girders on the abutment. Major Dragnet and Major Fletcher of the United States Strategic Bombing Survey (USSBS) physical damage team show flash burns on roof tiles found in a stream bed.