The Big Mushroom Cloud that Shined Brilliant Silver in the Sun during Midsummer
August 6th, 1945 at 8:15 a.m.
About three seconds after a blinding flash of light, a thunderous roar came down from the other side of the mountain. A big mushroom cloud could be seen growing, glinting brilliant silver under the sun.
At the age of 8 years old at the time, I witnessed this from about 30 km north from the hypocenter, from Kake-cho, Yamagata-gun in Hiroshima prefecture.
- Drawing / Susumu Horikoshi (6 at the time of the bombing, 36 when he drew this picture)
Approx. 30km from the hypocenter Kake-cho, Yamagata-gun
August 6,1945, 8:15 a.m.
