Tinian
Americannoun
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Saipan and Tinian, the two main islands of the Northern Marianas home to around 40,000 people, also lost power as did parts of nearby Guam, a separate US territory home to major military bases.
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
That Boeing B-29 bombers that would carry the bombs had already been assembled on Tinian Island, 1,500 miles south of Japan, and the military decision to use the bombs was preordained.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2023
Tinian was the launching point for the Enola Gay atomic bomb attacks against the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
From Seattle Times ● May 24, 2023
Tinian and Saipan, in the Northern Marianas, were under tropical storm warnings.
From Washington Times ● May 23, 2023
The trip to Tinian would take ten days.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
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