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the loss of domestic jobs, and even changes in American gender roles and shifts in the American family. To a number of Americans, the very people responsible for the script were the people who were changing America. The bomb, representing the end of World War II and suggesting the height of American power was to be celebrated. It was, in this judgment, a crucial symbol of America's "good war", one fought justly for noble purposes at a time when America was united. Those who in any way questioned the bomb's use were, in this emotional framework, the enemies of America.
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as a technological achievement, which it described as an "extraordinary callousness toward the victims, indifference to the deep divisions among American citizens about the propriety of these actions, and disregard for the feelings of most of the world's peoples". It attracted signatures from notable
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The dispute was not simply about the atomic bomb. Rather, the dispute was sometimes a symbolic issue in a "culture war" in which many Americans lumped together the seeming decline of American power, the difficulties of the domestic economy, the threats in world trade and especially Japan's successes,
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The forward fuselage went on display on 28 June 1995. On 2 July 1995, three people were arrested for throwing ash and human blood on the aircraft's fuselage, following an earlier incident in which a protester had thrown red paint over the gallery's carpeting. The exhibition closed on 18 May 1998 and
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diverted to its secondary target, Nagasaki, where it dropped its bomb. In contrast to the Hiroshima mission, the Nagasaki mission has been described as tactically botched, although the mission did meet its objectives. The crew encountered a number of problems in execution and had very little fuel by
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reacting. The radius of total destruction was about one mile (1.6 km), with resulting fires across 4.4 square miles (11 km). Americans estimated that 4.7 square miles (12 km) of the city were destroyed. Japanese officials determined that 69% of Hiroshima's buildings were destroyed and
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target discs, which were later flown to Tinian on three separate aircraft arriving 28 and 29 July, the assembled projectile with the nine uranium-235 rings installed was shipped in a single lead-lined steel container weighing 300 pounds (140 kg) that was locked to brackets welded to the deck of
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from March–June 2003, with the fuselage and wings reunited for the first time since 1960 on 10 April 2003 and assembly completed on 8 August 2003. The aircraft has been on display at the Udvar-Hazy Center since the museum annex opened on 15 December 2003. As a result of the earlier controversy, the
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s restoration a priority. Looking at the aircraft, Tibbets recalled, was a "sad meeting. fond memories, and I don't mean the dropping of the bomb, were the numerous occasions I flew the airplane ... I pushed it very, very hard and it never failed me ... It was probably the most beautiful
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was a one- to three-digit number, followed by a two-letter code that represented the aircraft built to the same engineering specification. The two-letter code represented the plant at which the aircraft was built, in this case, Martin in Omaha. This was combined with the aircraft model designation
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Boeing's B-29 Superfortress was the most sophisticated propeller-driven bomber of World War II, and the first bomber to house its crew in pressurized compartments. Although designed to fight in the European theater, the B-29 found its niche on the other side of the globe. In the Pacific, B-29s
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without reference to the historical context of World War II, the Cold War, or the development and deployment of nuclear weapons aroused controversy. A petition from a group calling themselves the Committee for a National Discussion of Nuclear History and Current Policy bemoaned the display of
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On 5 August 1945, during preparation for the first atomic mission, Tibbets assumed command of the aircraft and named it after his mother, Enola Gay Tibbets, who, in turn, had been named for the heroine of a novel. When it came to selecting a name for the plane, Tibbets later recalled that:
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In the 1980s, veterans groups engaged in a call for the Smithsonian to put the aircraft on display, leading to an acrimonious debate about exhibiting the aircraft without a proper historical context. The cockpit and nose section of the aircraft were exhibited at the
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Its restoration work began in 1984, and eventually required 300,000 staff hours. While the fuselage was on display, from 1995 to 1998, work continued on the remaining unrestored components. The aircraft was shipped in pieces to the National Air and Space Museum's
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It was hoped that the Air Force would guard the plane, but, lacking hangar space, it was left outdoors on a remote part of the air base, exposed to the elements. Souvenir hunters broke in and removed parts. Insects and birds then gained access to the aircraft.
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remained at Suitland for many years. By the early 1980s, two veterans of the 509th, Don Rehl and his former navigator in the 509th, Frank B. Stewart, began lobbying for the aircraft to be restored and put on display. They enlisted Tibbets and Senator
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as a security measure and had its Victor number changed to 82 to avoid misidentification with actual 6th Bombardment Group aircraft. During July, the bomber made eight practice or training flights and flew two missions, on 24 and 26 July, to drop
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became the center of a controversy at the Smithsonian Institution when the museum planned to put its fuselage on public display in 1995 as part of an exhibit commemorating the 50th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. The exhibit,
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Of mission commander Parsons, it was said: "There is no one more responsible for getting this bomb out of the laboratory and into some form useful for combat operations than Captain Parsons, by his plain genius in the ordnance business."
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another 6–7% damaged. Some 70,000–80,000 people, 30% of the city's population, were killed by the blast and resultant firestorm, and another 70,000 injured. Out of those killed, 20,000 were soldiers and 20,000 were Korean slave laborers.
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The release at 08:15 (Hiroshima time) went as planned, and the Little Boy took 53 seconds to fall from the aircraft flying at 31,060 feet (9,470 m) to the predetermined detonation height about 1,968 feet (600 m) above the city.
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In the early morning hours, just prior to the 6 August mission, Tibbets had a young Army Air Forces maintenance man, Private Nelson Miller, paint the name just under the pilot's window. Regularly assigned aircraft commander
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The Hiroshima mission was followed by another atomic strike. Originally scheduled for 11 August, it was brought forward by two days to 9 August owing to a forecast of bad weather. This time, a nuclear bomb code-named
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followed at short intervals. Several hundred people, including journalists and photographers, had gathered to watch the planes return. Tibbets was the first to disembark and was presented with the
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was unhappy to be displaced by Tibbets for this important mission and became furious when he arrived at the aircraft on the morning of 6 August to see it painted with the now-famous nose art.
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L-11, weighing 10,000 pounds (4,500 kg), was contained inside a 41-by-47-by-138-inch (100 cm × 120 cm × 350 cm) wooden crate that was secured to the deck of the
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related to retrospective views of the bombings. After attempts to revise the exhibit to meet the satisfaction of competing interest groups, the exhibit was canceled on 30 January 1995.
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signage around the aircraft provided only the same succinct technical data as is provided for other aircraft in the museum, without discussion of the controversial issues. It read:
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The 509th Remembered: A History of the 509th Composite Group as Told by the Veterans Themselves, 509th Anniversary Reunion, Wichita, Kansas, 7–10 October 2004
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On 6 August 1945, this Martin-built B-29-45-MO dropped the first atomic weapon used in combat on Hiroshima, Japan. Three days later, Bockscar (on display at
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s condition, and on 10 August 1960, Smithsonian staff began dismantling the aircraft. The components were transported to the Smithsonian storage facility at
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and spent many years parked at air bases exposed to the weather and souvenir hunters, before its 1961 disassembly and storage at a Smithsonian facility in
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was put into temporary storage at a number of locations. It was at Davis-Monthan from 1 September 1946 until 3 July 1949, when it was flown to
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traveled 11.5 mi (18.5 km) before it felt the shock waves from the blast. Although buffeted by the shock, neither
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was the primary target of the first nuclear bombing mission on 6 August, with Kokura and Nagasaki as alternative targets.
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The Silverplate Bombers: A History and Registry of the Enola Gay and Other B-29's Configured to Carry Atomic Bombs
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43 Seconds to Hiroshima: The First Atomic Mission. An Autobiography of Richard H. Nelson, "Enola Gay" Radioman
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delivered a variety of aerial weapons: conventional bombs, incendiary bombs, mines, and two nuclear weapons.
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returned safely to its base on Tinian to great fanfare, touching down at 2:58 pm, after 12 hours 13 minutes.
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participated in the second nuclear attack as the weather reconnaissance aircraft for the primary target of
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The atomic bombs were euphemistically known as the "gadgets", a tag given to them by scientists at the
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Michael J. Hogan, "The Enola Gay Controversy: History, Memory, and the Politics of Presentation", in
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Critical Assembly: A Technical History of Los Alamos During the Oppenheimer Years, 1943–1945
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Displays of Power: Controversy in the American Museum from the Enola Gay to Sensation
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Hiroshima's Shadow: Writings on the Denial of History and the Smithsonian Controversy
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arrived, the city was obscured by smoke from fires from the conventional bombing of
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The B-29 Superfortress: A Comprehensive Registry of the Planes and Their Missions
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flew as the advance weather reconnaissance aircraft that day. A third B-29,
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The Crossroads: The End of World War II, the Atomic Bomb and the Cold War,
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US Army Air Forces Boeing B-29 airplane that dropped the first atomic bomb
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Engines: 4 Wright R-3350-57 Cyclone turbo-supercharged radials, 2,200 hp
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the fuselage was returned to the Garber Facility for final restoration.
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After leaving Tinian, the three aircraft made their way separately to
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Sweeney, Charles; Antonucci, James A.; Antonucci, Marion K. (1997).
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near Dayton, Ohio) dropped a second atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan.
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The mission runs of 6 and 9 August, with Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and
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was used on 31 July on a rehearsal flight for the actual mission.
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War's End: an Eyewitness Account of America's Last Atomic Mission
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The Enola Gay: The B-29 that Dropped the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima
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back to the United States, arriving at the 509th's new base at
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Sergeant Anthony D. Capua Jr. – assistant engineer/scanner
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Ruin from the Air: The Enola Gay's Atomic Mission to Hiroshima
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Paul E. Garber Preservation, Restoration, and Storage Facility
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by 224 B-29s the day before. After three unsuccessful passes,
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was removed from the USAAF inventory. From 1946 to 1961, the
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and left Kwajalein on 1 July, the date of the test, reaching
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Sergeant Robert H. Shumard – assistant flight engineer*
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in the Pacific, but was not chosen to make the test drop at
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Restoration of the bomber began on 5 December 1984, at the
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s crew on 6 August 1945 consisted of 12 men. The crew was:
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of the Smithsonian Institution became concerned about the
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the time they landed at the emergency backup landing site
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returned to the United States, where it was operated from
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from the original on 4 November 2021 – via YouTube.
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Critics of the planned exhibit, especially those of the
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This article is about the bomber. For other uses, see
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on 1 May. It was not chosen to make the test drop at
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Second Lieutenant Russell Gackenbach – navigator
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An Exhibit Denied: Lobbying the History of Enola Gay
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nose, port side, at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.
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Thirteen days later, the aircraft left Wendover for
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82 visible on fuselage just forward of the tail fin.
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Second Lieutenant James M. Anderson – co-pilot
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On 6 August 1945, during the final stages of 3070:includes links to crew lists and other details 2490: 2488: 1837: 1287:Weight, empty: 32,580 kg (71,830 lb) 1115:piece of machinery that any pilot ever flew." 961:Source: Campbell, 2005, pp. 134, 191–192. 947:Sergeant Warren L. Coble – radio operator 3768: 3151: 3043:. Virginia Beach, Virginia: Time-Life Books. 2463:"Enola Gay Archive: Presenting the Enola Gay" 2290:"History on Trial: The Enola Gay Controversy" 1285:Height: 9 metres (29 feet 6 inches) 953:Sergeant Melvin H. Bierman – tail gunner 922:was flown by Crew B-10, normally assigned to 280:. Later that year, it was transferred to the 941:Captain James W. 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B-29-45-MO Superfortress
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Glenn L. Martin Company
Omaha, Nebraska
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National Air and Space Museum
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Operation Crossroads
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