Re: Pros and cons of using the A-Bomb

On Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:02:20 -0400, Andrew Venor <alvenor@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:


Though I suppose with Okinawa securely in Allied hands other bombers
might have been able to manage the 10,000 lb. payload over the shorter
distances from there to the targets.

With enough altitude and speed to get away?

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