Battleship USS Nevada in conspicuous markings prior to the Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll, Jul 1946. Nevada was the intended aiming point for the B-29 delivering the bomb.

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Caption     Battleship USS Nevada in conspicuous markings prior to the Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll, Jul 1946. Nevada was the intended aiming point for the B-29 delivering the bomb. ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Pacific Ocean
Date  Jul 1946
Photographer    Unknown
 
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy via Wikimedia Commons
Link to Source    Link
 
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Photo Size 1,139 x 674 pixels



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