B.+SETTING

SETTING

IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF AUGUST 6, 1945 A BOMBER NAMED //ENOLA GAY// TOOK OFF FROM THE ISLAND OF TINIAN AND HEADED NORTH BY NORTHWEST TOWARD JAPAN. THE BOMBER'S PRIMARY TARGET WAS THE CITY OF HIROSHIMA , LOCATED ON THE DELTAS OF SOUTHWESTERN HONSHU ISLAND FACING THE ISLAND SEA.