What model of aircraft was the Enola Gay?

The Enola Gay is a Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber, named for Enola Gay Tibbets, the mother of the pilot, Colonel Paul Tibbets, who selected the aircraft while it was still on the assembly line. On 6 August 1945, during the final stages of World War II, it became the first aircraft to drop an atomic bomb. The bomb, code-named "Little Boy", was targeted at the city of Hiroshima, Japan, and caused unprecedented destruction.

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Francie Carlson

My dad was a radio operator on a B-29 on Tinian in The Marianas during WWII.

stlmark

An outstanding book about Tibbets and his crew is "Duty: A Father, his Son, and the Man Who Won the War," by Bob Greene.

elizawheeler

Francie Carlson, My dad flew cargo planes in the Viet Nam war. I am grateful for all the warriors and their families for their sacrifices.

Merri Sillery

Richard D. Boyle, ditto. 20 year USAF.

filmnut

My Father, a career SAC member, was a flight engineer on one in the 509th.

Richard D. Boyle

jshehan, Actually, I think any vet should know this. Maybe even any US citizen. If they know Hiroshima, they should also know Paul Tibbets, the Enola Gay, Saipan and the USS Indianapolis ...even if it’s just from Jaws.