Last Survivor of Enola Gay Crew Di

Contents:

• THE CREW OF THE ENOLA GAY ON DROPPG THE ATOMIC BOMB
• LAST SURVIVOR OF ENOLA GAY CREW DI
• CREW OF THE ENOLA GAY
• LAST LIVG CREW MEMBER OF ENOLA GAY DI GEIA AT AGE 93
• THEODORE VANKIRK, LAST SURVIVOR OF ENOLA GAY CREW, DI
• HERNANDO COUNTY RINT IS LAST SURVIVOR OF ORIGAL <I>ENOLA GAY</I> GROUND CREW
• LAST SURVIVOR OF ENOLA GAY CREW DI
• ENOLA GAY CREW

THE CREW OF THE ENOLA GAY ON DROPPG THE ATOMIC BOMB

On Augt 6, 1945, the B-29 bomber Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on the cy of Hiroshima. "Colonel Ferebee died Florida 2000, at the age of Air Force radar specialist Jab Ber was the only man who served on both the Enola Gay the Hiroshima bombg missn and the Bock's Car three days later when s crew bombed Nagasaki.

LAST SURVIVOR OF ENOLA GAY CREW DI

"Stiborik died of a heart attack 1984 at age Jeppson was only 23 years old when he was assigned to acpany the atomic bomb on the Enola Gay.

Richard Nelson was the youngt of the Enola Gay crew. "Nelson died om emphysema 2003 at age Gay tail gunner Bob Caron wrote a book about the missn lled Fire of a Thoand Suns. He was 75 years Duzenbury kept tabs on the Enola Gay's eng and other systems while others tend the bomb and the missn self.

"Duzenbury died 1992 at age Shumard assisted flight engeer Wyatt Duzenbury keepg the Enola Gay nng.

CREW OF THE ENOLA GAY

He armed the first atomic bomb while the Enola Gay was airborne. He was upset that manr Pl Tibbets had named his plane the Enola Gay.

Theodore Van Kirk was 93 years Kirk was the navigator aboard the Enola Gay, a B-29 Superfortrs bomber that dropped an atomic bomb lled "Ltle Boy" on the Japane cy of Hiroshima on Aug. Fifty years after the crew of the Enola Gay dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, hasteng Japan's surrenr, The Amerin Legn honored Tibbets and his crew wh the Distguished Service Medal. "There is no doubt my md that many of you who are here today would not be here if hadn't been for the urageo missn of the men of the Enola Gay, " Natnal Commanr William Detweiler told nventn legat.

As Enola Gay's pilot, Tibbets said Pearl Harbor was the animatg force for his missn. Tibbets named the B-29 bomber Enola Gay, for his mother.

LAST LIVG CREW MEMBER OF ENOLA GAY DI GEIA AT AGE 93

Enola Gay dropped the first atomic bomb, "Ltle Boy, " was dropped at 8:15 a. For more on the Enola Gay, click here (). There were three strike plan that flew over Hiroshima that day: the Enola Gay, which rried the bomb, and two observatn plan, the Great Artiste and the Necsary Evil.

THEODORE VANKIRK, LAST SURVIVOR OF ENOLA GAY CREW, DI

The Enola Gay rried the weapon, nicknamed "Ltle Boy. Then, the rad went ad: that was the signal om the Enola Gay that the bomb had been released.

HERNANDO COUNTY RINT IS LAST SURVIVOR OF ORIGAL <I>ENOLA GAY</I> GROUND CREW

FILE: The crew of US Air Force "Enola Gay" B-29 Superfortrs bomber that livered the Hiroshima atomic bomb. He was 24 years old when he served as navigator on the Enola Gay, the B-29 Superfortrs that dropped the first atomic bomb ployed wartime over the Japane cy of Hiroshima on Aug.

LAST SURVIVOR OF ENOLA GAY CREW DI

The navigator for the Enola Gay spoke about his experience guidg the aircraft that dropped the first atomic bomb. He was the last survivg member of the Enola Gay crew. VanKirk was the navigator of the Enola Gay, a B-29 Superfortrs aircraft that dropped "Ltle Boy" - the world's first atomic bomb - over the Japane cy of Hiroshima on Aug.

ENOLA GAY CREW

The plane, which had been christened the Enola Gay by s manr shortly after left the Nebraska airbase, went on to drop the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, on Aug.

6, bombg claimed an timated 170, 000 liv and effectively brought about the end of World War years later, Bombara looks upon his volvement wh the Enola Gay wh a mix of emotns.