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The Enola Gay - The B-29 That Dropped the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima (Paperback)
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The Enola Gay - The B-29 That Dropped the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima (Paperback)
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The world entered the atomic age in August 1945, when the B-29
Superfortress nicknamed Enola Gay flew some 1,500 miles from the
island of Tinian and dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan.
The "Little Boy" bomb exploded with the force of 12.5 kilotons of
TNT, nearly destroying the city. Three days later, another B-29
dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki. The Japanese government, which
had been preparing a bloody defense against an invasion,
surrendered six days later. The aircraft was the primary artifact
in an exhibition at the National Air and Space Museum from 1995 to
1998. The original, controversial exhibit script was changed, and
the final exhibition attracted some 4 million visitors, testifying
to the enduring interest in the aircraft and its mission. This book
tells the story of the Enola Gay, the Boeing B-29 program, and the
combat operations of the B-29 type. After nearly two decades of
restoration, the Enola Gay will be one of the highlights of the
museum's new Udvar-Hazy Center, which is scheduled to open at
Dulles International Airport on December 15, 2003.
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