Project Alberta
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Project Alberta was the World War II effort responsible for the final assembly, testing, and delivery of the atomic bombs used in the Hiroshima and Nagasaki missions.
Aliases (1)
- Project A ×2
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Manhattan Project subproject
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military project → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Project A
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| associatedWithMission |
Bockscar Nagasaki mission
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Enola Gay Hiroshima mission → |
| associatedWithUnit |
509th Composite Group
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| chiefOfStaff |
Norman F. Ramsey Jr.
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| codeName |
Project A
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| commandedBy |
William S. Parsons
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| country |
United States
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| dissolvedAfterEvent |
end of World War II in the Pacific
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| endTime |
1945
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| fieldTestLocation |
Tinian bomb assembly facilities
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| formedFrom |
Los Alamos Laboratory Ordnance Division personnel
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United States Army Air Forces personnel → United States Navy officers → |
| hadMember |
Bernard Waldman
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Deak Parsons → Frederick L. Ashworth NERFINISHED → Harold Agnew → Luis W. Alvarez → |
| historicalSignificance |
enabled first combat use of nuclear weapons
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| location |
Tinian
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| mainPurpose |
delivery of atomic bombs for combat missions
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final assembly of atomic bombs for combat use → testing of atomic bombs for combat use → |
| notableWork |
Fat Man atomic bomb
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Little Boy atomic bomb → |
| operatedAt |
North Field, Tinian
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| parentOrganization |
Los Alamos Laboratory
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United States Army → United States Army Air Forces → |
| partOf |
Manhattan Project
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| responsibleFor |
bomb loading operations on B-29 aircraft
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development of bomb delivery procedures → in-flight monitoring of bomb performance → preparing Fat Man for the Nagasaki mission → preparing Little Boy for the Hiroshima mission → training of aircrews in bomb arming procedures → |
| startTime |
1945
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| testedDevice |
Fat Man–type implosion device
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Little Boy–type gun-assembly device → |
| timePeriod |
World War II
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| usedAircraft |
B-29 Superfortress
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| usedInConflict |
atomic bombing of Hiroshima
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atomic bombing of Nagasaki → |
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Project Alberta
("Project A")
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Project Alberta
("Project A")
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Project Y
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