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Jabit III
Jabit III was the name of a B-29 Superfortress (B-29-36-MO 44-27303, victor number 71) participating in the atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. Assigned to the 393rd Bomb Squadron, 509th Composite Group, it was used as a weather reconnaissance plane and flew to the city of Kokura, designated as the secondary target, before the final bombing to determine if conditions were favorable for an attack.
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