Project Alberta
Project Alberta, juga dikenal sebagai Project A, adalah sebuah bagian dari Proyek Manhattan yang membantu pengiriman senjata-senjata nuklir pertama dalam serangan bom atom Hiroshima dan Nagasaki pada Perang Dunia II.
| Project Alberta | |
|---|---|
 Foto kelompok Project Alberta di Tinian | |
| Aktif | March – September 1945 |
| Negara |  Amerika Serikat Britania Raya |
| Cabang | Army Corps of Engineers |
| Peralatan | Little Boy, Fat Man, dan bom labu |
| Pertempuran | |
| Tokoh | |
| Tokoh berjasa | William S. Parsons |
Project Alberta dibentuk pada Maret 1945, dan terdiri dari 51 personil sipil, AL dan AD Amerika Serikat, termasuk satu ilmuwan Inggris.
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Pranala luar sunting
- Video footage of the bombing of Nagasaki (silent) di YouTube
- "Instructions to CG XXI Bomber Command regarding 'Project A'" (PDF). National Archives. 9 May 1945. Diakses tanggal 8 March 2014.