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Enola Gay

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Enola Gay the B-29 “superfortress” bomber that carried and dropped the atomic bomb that destroyed Hiroshima. The B-29 was designed for high-altitude high-speed flight over long distances. Fifteen of these superfortresses were modified specifically to carry out the atomic bomb missions.

Paul Tibbets (1915–), who piloted the aircraft on its mission, named the plane to honor his mother, Enola Gay, and had the name painted on the bomber's side just before taking off. The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum held an Enola Gay exhibition from June 28, 1995 until May 18, 1998. Although the size of the Enola Gay makes it impossible to display in the museum, Smithsonian aircraft restoration specialists have spent nearly a decade (44,000 staff hours) restoring it.

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Enola Gay

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Enola Gay name of the B-29 bomber used in the atomic destruction of Hiroshima.

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	The end of Enola Gay. Newspaper article from: Daily Mail (London); 8/1/2006
	PILOT OF ENOLA GAY DOESN'T REGRET ROLE HE PLAYED IN WORLD WAR II.(DAILY BREAK) Newspaper article from: The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA); 3/24/2003
	Displaying the Enola Gay, hiding Hiroshima. Magazine article from: Arena Journal; 1/1/2004