ISBN: 9780942397116 - Signed by Author(s) - Soft ver - Buckeye Aviatn Book Co - 1989 - Condn: As New - 1997 Paperback. Condn: Fe. 2nd Prtg. Inscribed "Pl W. Tibbets & Thomas Fereb. On Augt 6th, 1945 Colonel Pl W. Tibbets, of the 509th Bomber Group and pilot of the Enola Gay, received his orrs and the early morng hours roared down a nway bound for Hiroshima. The B-29 Superfortrs lifted off Tian Island at 2:45AM for the six and one half hour flight to Hiroshima. At 31,600 feet, wh a ground speed of 328 m.p.h., a bomb weighg 9,700 pounds, ntag 137.5 pounds of Uranium 235 was released. The firebomb that epted was equivalent of thirteen thoand tons of TNT and thoands of gre hotteer than the surface of the sun. It melted grane and vaporized people leavg only their shadows on the few remag buildgs left standg the cy after the blast. Very srce signed by Tibbets Please note shippg is valid for all books up to 1kg. Above this please ask for a quote. - Flight of the Enola Gay
Contents:
- WHAT HAPPENED TO THE ENOLA GAY AFTER IT DROPPED THE ATOMIC BOMB
- THE CREW OF THE ENOLA GAY ON DROPPG THE ATOMIC BOMB
- ENOLA GAY
- ENOLA GAY FLIGHT PATH
- FLIGHT OF THE ENOLA GAY
- SECRET RENOVATN OF THE ENOLA GAY FOR NATNAL FLYG TOUR- FICTN! & APRIL FOOLS JOKE!
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE ENOLA GAY AFTER IT DROPPED 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. * flight of enola gay *
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. As a new and adly weapon, an atomic bomber, Enola Gay facilated a turng pot human history as hered the dawn of the Atomic Age and the threat of nuclear war. Tibbets and his crew took off om Tian Enola Gay at 2:45 am on Augt 6, 1945.
THE CREW OF THE ENOLA GAY ON DROPPG THE ATOMIC BOMB
After the Enola Gay beme the first plane to drop an atomic bomb — on Hiroshima, Japan, on Aug. 6, 1945 — the B-29 bomber stayed airborne. * flight of enola gay *
Upon visual lotn of Hiroshima, Tom Ferebee aimed for the cy center and Enola Gay dropped the “Ltle Boy” bomb om 31, 000 feet at 9:15 am.
After “Ltle Boy” left the forward bomb bay, Enola Gay lurched upward, and Tibbets iated a high angle evasive manver to get as far away om Hiroshima as possible.
ENOLA GAY
The story of Colonel Pl Tibbets and the crew of the Enola Gay, the plane that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, is reunted this three-hour movie adapted by Jam Poe and Millard Kfman om the bt-sellg book. The film was "dited to the memory of Jam Poe," who died... * flight of enola gay *
” Enola Gay land back at Tian 12 hours later at approximately 3 pm.
Enola Gay tail gunner Bob Caron took this picture of the cloud of smoke billowg 20, 000 feet above Hiroshima after the explosn of the Ltle Boy atomic bomb on Augt 6, 1945. The history and memory of Enola Gay and s part the atomic attacks on Japan, and their effect on endg the war the Pacific and the nuclear tensns of the Cold War, reflects differg viewpots.
ENOLA GAY FLIGHT PATH
A map of the flight path of the Enola Gay om Tian to Hiroshima, Japan * flight of enola gay *
The Smhsonian has been at the center of bat over those differg perspectiv terms of the terpretatn and public display of Enola Gay.
FLIGHT OF THE ENOLA GAY
Air Force the late 1940s, Enola Gay remaed storage for s.
Enola Gay was to be the central artifact a planned exhibn at the Mm examg the atomic bombgs durg the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II.
The Boeg B-29 Superfortrs Enola Gay is now on display at the Steven F. In a revised exhibn, Enola Gay’s forward felage and bomb bay, two eng, a propeller, and other ponents, cludg a activated Ltle Boy bomb, went on display the Natnal Mall Buildg om June 1995 to May 1998.
SECRET RENOVATN OF THE ENOLA GAY FOR NATNAL FLYG TOUR- FICTN! & APRIL FOOLS JOKE!
Udvar-Hazy Center opened December 2003, the fully-assembled Enola Gay went on permanent display the World War II Aviatn display area the Boeg Aviatn Hangar. The display of the Enola Gay has generated a variety of rpons rangg om public protts 1995 and 2003 to opposg pots of view exprsed alternative exhibns, petns, and reports, and ntu to serve as a se study prentg history the public sphere that is vigoroly discsed and bated to this day. Enola Gay on display the Boeg Aviatn Hangar of the Steven F.
The flight of the Enola Gay on Augt 6, 1945, signifi an end and a begng terms of our evolvg unrstandg of technology and warfare the twentieth century.