#OTD: July 28, 1945, the plutonium core for Fat Man bomb arrived at Tinian in a custom-made, bright yellow box. http://blog.nuclearsecrecy.com/2014/03/28/plutonium-box/ …pic.twitter.com/bhABVMHR3U
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Was that the piece carried by the ill fated USS Indianapolis?
No, that was part of the Little Boy core (the projectile piece). The FM core and the rest of the LB core were sent via C-54 cargo planes.