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Akihiro Takahashi and Paul Tibbets, two destinies bound by the bombing of Hiroshima

On Monday August 6, 1945, at 8:15 a.m., the sky of the Japanese city suddenly darkened after the free fall of the bomb.Akihiro Takahashi is one of the survivors.That day, he swears to "live on behalf of all his missing friends".In 1980, he met the Enola Gay pilot in Washington.

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Par Ezio Mauro («La Repubblica»)

Temps de lecture: 13 min

At the time of the explosion, he was still wearing his white hat, a headgear he expected to be able to hang on the wallet in the corridor, with his white coat with seven buttons, before returning to class.As usual, Akihiro Takahashi arrived a little in advance at school and joined his second -year high school comrades on the playground located right next to the establishment's entrance.

Akihiro Takahashi et Paul Tibbets, deux destins liés par le bombardement d’Hiroshima

Soon, they will have to win their class to follow the history course on Monday morning and engage in the usual exercise of patriotic invocation of Japanese troops, at war for thirteen years: "Come on, oh soldiers, go ..." thereJust an hour, an air alert was launched, but it was quickly lifted.In these cases, the first reflex is to scrutinize the sky.The clouds of the previous days have given way to a superb blue sky.

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