The remains of the Prefectural Industry Promotion Building & Aioi-bashi Bridge After August 6th 1945 A Bomb Attack on Hiroshima - Photo taken 5th April 1946

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Note - This image is slightly cropped compared to the adjoining image.

The T Shaped Aioi-bashi Bridge shown here was the original target of the WW2 Enola Gay atomic bombing mission on 6th August 1945 but the bomb actually exploded almost directly over the Prefectural Industry Promotion Building, now a UNESCO World Heritage listed site preserved as a monument in the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in the centre of Hiroshima, Japan - now known as the Genbaku Dome.
The Hiroshima Memorial Peace Park now lies on both sides of the river here, with the visitor centre and Museum on the left side of the Ohta River.

I went to Hiroshima in October 2010 because my father had served there with Australian Forces as a medical orderly from the Medical Ship MV Manunda in April 1946 repatriating Australian POW's back home. See some of his photos taken on April 5th 1946 HERE

Photo has until 27th Feb 2013 been held in a private collection.

More images of Hiroshima HERE.
Gradually adding images to this and other Hiroshima galleries.

Taken in: 日本 / 広島県 / 広島市 (show map)

Taken on: February 27, 2013

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