Bombardier Thomas Ferebee opened the bomb bay doors and released the "Little Boy" atomic bomb from the Enola Gay over Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. Ferebee took control of the bomber for the final run, directly executing the drop, while weapons specialist Morris Jeppson had armed the bomb mid-flight.
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From Gemini:
Based on the demographic and epidemiological records for Hiroshima, here are the numbers regarding female mortality:
Immediate and Early Deaths (August–December 1945)
Later Radiation-Related Deaths (Long-term Studies)
Psychological Sequelae and Suicide (1950–2009)
"From this information, guess how many females died."
Based on the demographic data and historical casualty records, it is estimated that the total number of females who died as a result of the Hiroshima bombing is between 93,000 and 100,000.
This estimate is derived from the following figures:
Just think of this HERO who unleashed death upon NEARLY A HUNDRED-FUCKIN' THOUSAND FOIDS at the same time.
Enola Gay Bombadier Thomas Ferebee of Mocksville
On August 6, 1945, Major Thomas Wilson Ferebee, a U.S. Army Air Corps bombardier and Mocksville native, dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan.The 12-man…
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From Gemini:
Based on the demographic and epidemiological records for Hiroshima, here are the numbers regarding female mortality:
Immediate and Early Deaths (August–December 1945)
- ~140,000: The total estimated death toll by the end of 1945.
- 2 to 1: The estimated ratio of females to males present in central residential areas (500–1,300 meters from the blast) at the time of the bombing.[1]
- 90%: The estimated percentage of the city's remaining civilian population that consisted of women, children, and the elderly due to wartime military conscription of adult males.
Later Radiation-Related Deaths (Long-term Studies)
- 2,084: Recorded deaths from all solid cancers among a specific tracked cohort of 25,453 female survivors.[2]
- 334: The estimated number of "excess" (radiogenic) solid cancer deaths identified in the standard Life Span Study (LSS) sample for both sexes combined.[3]
- 87: The estimated number of "excess" leukemia deaths identified in the same LSS sample for both sexes combined.[3]
- 123: Total recorded deaths among females who were exposed in utero (prenatally) during the bombing (followed from 1950–2012).[4]
Psychological Sequelae and Suicide (1950–2009)
- 510: The number of recorded female suicides within the 120,231-member Life Span Study cohort during a 60-year follow-up period.
- 1.09 per km: The increased hazard ratio for suicide among women who were under age 15 at the time of the bombing for every kilometer closer they were to the hypocenter.
"From this information, guess how many females died."
Based on the demographic data and historical casualty records, it is estimated that the total number of females who died as a result of the Hiroshima bombing is between 93,000 and 100,000.
This estimate is derived from the following figures:
- Immediate and Early Deaths (1945): Approximately 140,000 people died by the end of December 1945. Because adult males were largely absent due to military conscription, females were nearly double the number of males in the city's residential areas.[1] Applying this 2-to-1 ratio to the civilian death toll suggests roughly 90,000 to 95,000 females perished in the initial months.[2]
- Long-Term Cancer Mortality: In a tracked cohort of approximately 25,000 female survivors, 2,084 deaths from solid cancers were recorded.[3, 4] While this represents only a subset of the total survivor population, it highlights the significant ongoing toll of radiogenic disease.
- Psychological Sequelae: Longitudinal tracking of 70,092 female survivors identified 510 deaths by suicide through 2009.
- In Utero Exposure: Among females who were exposed to the radiation while still in the womb, 123 deaths were recorded during a 60-year follow-up period.[5]
Just think of this HERO who unleashed death upon NEARLY A HUNDRED-FUCKIN' THOUSAND FOIDS at the same time.
