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- CONTROVERSY OVER THE ENOLA GAY EXHIBN
- EXHIBG THE ENOLA GAY
- THE SMHSONIAN’S DECISN TO EXHIB THE ‘ENOLA GAY’
- TOURG THE SMHSONIAN AIR AND SPACE MM’S ENOLA GAY EXHIB
CONTROVERSY OVER THE ENOLA GAY EXHIBN
This exhibn, cidg wh the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II, told the story of the role of the Enola Gay securg Japane surrenr. * enola gay exhibition *
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While this exhib is now closed, Mm specialists ntued to rtore the remag ponents of the airplane, and after an addnal ne years the fully assembled Enola Gay went on permanent display at the Natnal Air and Space Mm’s Steven F.
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EXHIBG THE ENOLA GAY
For the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II, the Natnal Air and Space Mm proposed a ntroversial exhibn that displayed the Enola Gay. * enola gay exhibition *
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THE SMHSONIAN’S DECISN TO EXHIB THE ‘ENOLA GAY’
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For the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II, the Natnal Air and Space Mm (NASM) proposed an exhibn that would clu displayg the Enola Gay, the B-29 Superfortrs that was ed to drop the bomb on Hiroshima. Enola Gay, after the war.
TOURG THE SMHSONIAN AIR AND SPACE MM’S ENOLA GAY EXHIB
What harbgers of the future of public history the US rid the mid-1990s fight over the meang of the Enola Gay? * enola gay exhibition *
Followg World War II, the Enola Gay had been moved around om lotn to lotn. In 1961, the Enola Gay was fully disassembled and moved to the Pl E. The veterans formed “the Commtee for the Rtoratn and Proud Display of the Enola Gay” to raise funds.
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At first, the Enola Gay was planned to be displayed at an annex NASM facily near Washgton Dull Internatnal Airport. The Enola Gay had recently fished beg renovated and the mm had been ncerned about transportatn and reassemble fe; therefore, the proposed annex appeared to be a ftg lotn. They cid to exhib the Enola Gay at the annex, wh an acpanyg msage about the dangers of strategic bombg and latn.