This is Summer of Trinity, for the week ending Saturday June 30th, 1945.

 

Sunday, June 24,1945 - 22 Days Before Trinity

https://stanislavs.org/victory-parade-in-moscow-on-june-24-1945/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1945_Moscow_Victory_Parade

Monday, June 25,1945 - 21 Days Before Trinity

Let There Be Light - assigned to John Huston on June 25 1945

https://catalog.afi.com/Film/24480-LET-THEREBELIGHT?sid=f9d82931-bb26-4320-ab6d-68db16b9b687&sr=16.411694&cp=1&pos=0

 

Tuesday, June 26,1945 - 20 Days Before Trinity

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/u-n-charter-signed

While the war continued, and there was certainly concerns of all sorts that it might not be over soon - that Operation Downfall might be necessary, a full amphibious invasion of Japan to occupy and subordinate it on bayonet and rifle - there were definite expectations of hope. When representatives of 50 nations came to San Francisco to sign the Charter of the United Nations, it was about the peace after, even if the peace hadn’t arrived, yet. It will take some time yet for the headquarters to be built, the general assembly brought together, for it to be a significant part of world diplomacy, but  this day is the start of the United Nations.

 

Wednesday, June 27,1945 - 19 Days Before Trinity

Undersecretary of the Navy Ralph A. Bard sends the following memorandum concerning the use of the atomic bomb. argues that the Japanese should be given some warning ahead of the use of the weapon.

https://www.atomicarchive.com/resources/documents/manhattan-project/bard-memo.html

 

 

 

 

Thursday, June 28,1945 - 18 Days Before Trinity

The Ford Willow Run line produces its last B-24 Liberator

https://www.motorcities.org/story-of-the-week/2021/remember-ford-motor-company-s-post-war-years-1946-1955

https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/expert-sets/101765

 

https://detroithistorical.org/things-do/events-calendar/events-listing/story-willow-run

“One every 55 minutes”

https://ss.sites.mtu.edu/mhugl/2015/10/11/willow-run-b24-liberator/

“The Flying Coffin”

https://www.hagerty.com/media/automotive-history/watch-fords-willow-run-plant-churn-out-a-b-24-every-55-minutes/

“The story of willow run” on Youtube

https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/tag/willow-run-airplane-plant/

“44-51928 was flown directly to a storage facility, then later, to the Reconstruction Finance Corporation site at Kingman, Arizona, where it was scrapped.”

The picture of 44-51928 shows very small  but distinct shadows, indicating that it did in fact get rolled out right around noon.

 

Friday, June 29,1945 - 17 Days Before Trinity

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Magic_Carpet - return of personnel from Europe begins.

Saturday, June 30,1945 - 16 Days Before Trinity

 

 

https://history.army.mil/books/wwii/okinawa/

https://80.stripes.com/archives/sure-campaigns-over-dont-forget-mop

 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Indianapolis_(CA-35)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Okinawa

 

Okinawa area (per Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okinawa_Island

Area

1,199[1] km2 (463 sq mi)

as of 1 October 2018[2]

Honshu area (ditto) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honshu

Area

227,960[1] km2 (88,020 sq mi)

 

Summer of Trinity is a part of Mapping History here on The Latest Generation.