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Contents:
- EXHIBG THE ENOLA GAY
- THE SMHSONIAN’S DECISN TO EXHIB THE ‘ENOLA GAY’
- TOURG THE SMHSONIAN AIR AND SPACE MM’S ENOLA GAY EXHIB
EXHIBG THE ENOLA GAY
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Enola Gay. 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.
This past 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. It ntaed several major ponents of the Enola Gay, the B-29 bomber ed the atomic missn that stroyed Hiroshima, Japan. A vio prentatn about the Enola Gay's missn clud terviews wh the crew before and after the missn cludg missn pilot Col.
Another portn of the exhib tailed the pastakg efforts of Smhsonian aircraft rtoratn specialists who had spent more than a rtorg parts of the Enola Gay for this exhibn.
THE SMHSONIAN’S DECISN TO EXHIB THE ‘ENOLA GAY’
* the enola gay exhibit *
Boeg B-29 Superfortrs "Enola Gay". Frequently Asked Qutns Regardg Exhibn of B-29 Superfortrs Enola Gay.
The Enola Gay: The B-29 That Dropped the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima. 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.
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.
TOURG THE SMHSONIAN AIR AND SPACE MM’S ENOLA GAY EXHIB
Lenthal, who was on the advisory board of the Enola Gay exhib. This visn clud his nsc cisn to display the Enola Gay. 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.