The U.S. dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, 75 years ago, brgg an end to World War II and makg the Enola Gay one of the most famo B-29s history.,
Contents:
- THE ENOLA GAY'S HISTORY LIV ON
- EXHIBG THE ENOLA GAY
- THE CREW OF THE ENOLA GAY ON DROPPG THE ATOMIC BOMB
- CONTROVERSY OVER THE ENOLA GAY EXHIBN
- ENOLA GAY: QUANDO UNA BOMBA DIVENTA UNA H
THE ENOLA GAY'S HISTORY LIV ON
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Enola Gay, the B-29bomber that was ed by the Uned Stat on Augt 6, 1945, to drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, the first time the explosive vice had been ed on an enemy target.
Tman was rmed of the velopment while attendg the Potsdam Conference, and he turn told Soviet lear Joseph Stal that the Uned Stat had “a new weapon of unual stctive force.” On July 26 the Allied lears lled for Japan to unndnally surrenr or face “prompt and utter stctn.” After Japan ignored the mand, the cisn was ma to bomb Hiroshima.At approximately 2:45 am on Augt 6, 1945, Tibbets—who was now a full lonel—and a crew of 11 took off om Tian island rryg a uranium bomb that was known as “Ltle Boy.” The Enola Gay—Tibbets had a matenance man pat that name on the aircraft’s nose shortly before takeoff—was acpanied by var other plan.
EXHIBG THE ENOLA GAY
At the 50th anniversary of the atomic bomb, ntroversy surround the ntext which the Enola Gay was to be displayed. * enola gay storia *
Tibbets flew the Enola Gay back to Tian, where he was award the Distguished Service Cross.
Three days later the Enola Gay nducted weather rennaissance the lead-up to the bombg of Nagasaki, Japan. Japan officially surrenred on September 2, 1945.The Enola Gay remaed service for several years before beg given to the Smhsonian Instutn on July 3, 1949. In 2003 the fully rtored Enola Gay was put on display at the NASM’s Steven F.
THE CREW OF THE ENOLA GAY ON DROPPG THE ATOMIC BOMB
On Augt 6, 1945, the crew of a modified Boeg B-29 Superfortrs named Enola Gay dropped the first atomic bomb ed warfare, lled “Ltle Boy,” on the cy of Hiroshima, Japan. * enola gay storia *
I drammatici avvenimenti che hanno ato la distzne di Hiroshima il 6 agosto 1945 sono slpi nella mente, ma non tutti nosno la storia l bombardiere che lpì la ctà giappone e perché si chiamasse Enola Gay.
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 storia *
Storia di Enola Gay: perché si chiama sì. Per noscere la storia l bombardiere che lpì Hiroshima, Enola Gay, dobbiamo fare un passo dietro e racntare quella l suo pilota.
ENOLA GAY: QUANDO UNA BOMBA DIVENTA UNA H
Pl Tibbets (1915-2007) era un ragazzo e tanti altri, n un ssetto pieno di sogni da realizzare e un legame speciale n sua madre di nome Enola Gay Haggard.