Where did the bomber flown by Frederick Bock famously drop an atomic bomb on?
Frederick C. Bock Frederick C. Bock (January 18, 1918 – August 25, 2000) was a World War II pilot who took part in the atomic bombing of Nagasaki in 1945, flying the B-29 bomber "The Great Artiste", which was used for scientific measurements of the effects caused by the nuclear weapon. The bomber which actually dropped Fat Man was called "Bockscar" as it was usually flown by Frederick Bock. The staff was swapped just before the raid and Major Charles Sweeney piloted "Bockscar", which flew with "The Great Artiste" and another aircraft. A native of Greenville, Michigan, Bock died at his Arizona home in 2000, of cancer.
Bat bomb Bat bombs were an experimental World War II weapon developed by the United States. The bomb consisted of a bomb-shaped casing with over a thousand compartments, each containing a hibernating Mexican free-tailed bat with a small, timed incendiary bomb attached. Dropped from a bomber at dawn, the casings would deploy a parachute in mid-flight and open to release the bats, which would then roost in eaves and attics in a 20–40 mile radius. The incendiaries would start fires in inaccessible places in the largely wood and paper constructions of the Japanese cities that were the weapon's intended target.