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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 museums new Udvar-Hazy Center, which is scheduled
to open at Dulles International Airport on December 15, 2003.
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| ISBN-10: 1574888595 ISBN-13: 9781574888591 |
Hardback - April 2004 |
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