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| | Atomic bomb returns to Air Force Museum |
 | | The museum received its “Little Boy” atomic bomb following restoration at the Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, N.M. It is the same type as the one the dropped Aug. 6, 1945, over Hiroshima, Japan. |
 | | A Little Boy bomb was the first nuclear weapon used in warfare. |
 | | The process of shipping, restoring and returning the bomb involved a coordinated effort among officials at the museum, the Air Force Nuclear Weapons and Counterproliferation Agency, Sandia and the 4th Airlift Squadron at McChord Air Force Base, Wash. |
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