Query: *
Archival Materials
World War II Propaganda Leaflet Slides
Dates:
1945
Size:
0.05 Cubic feet (1 folder)
Collection ID:
NASM.2008.0018
Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
Shortly before the crew of the B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay completed their mission to bomb Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, U.S. pilots dropped leaflets over Japan warning citizens to evacuate the cities. This collection consists of four original leaflets, as well as 15 color slides taken by the National Air and Space Museum photo lab of the propaganda leaflets