The Enola Gay lurched as the the 10,000 pounds Mk I bomb, nicknamed “Little Boy,” dropped out of the bomb bay…
Aviation HistoryMilitary Aviation
Tag:
Enola Gay
-
-
Military AviationWarbirds
GRANDSON OF ENOLA GAY COMMANDER FLIES REFURBISHED B-29 72 YEARS AFTER HIROSHIMA MISSION
by Dario LeoneTaking control of the aircraft means Brig. Gen. Paul Tibbets IV has now flown the only two currently operational B-29s, Doc…
-
Aviation HistoryMilitary AviationWarbirds
GRANDSON OF ENOLA GAY COMMANDER TO FLY B-29 DOC AT WINGS OVER WHITEMAN AIRSHOW
by Dario LeoneBrig. Gen. Paul Tibbets IV is the grandson of Brig. Gen. Paul Tibbets Jr., who was commander of the B-29 Enola…
-
Aviation HistoryMilitary AviationWarbirds
THE STORY OF THE B-29 SUPERFORTRESS NAVIGATOR WHO PHOTOGRAPHED THE FIRST NUCLEAR MISSION
by Dario LeoneTibbets came over to us and said ‘there is a new bomb under construction and, if successful, it will shorten the…
