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=The Enola Gay=

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Name: The Enola Gay Country/Headquarters: It bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan. The Enola Gay airplane was made in Omaha, Nebraska. Active Dates/Created/Commissioned: The Enola Gay airplane was made by Glenn L. Martin Company. It bombed Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945. It bombed Nagasaki, Japan on August 9, 1945. Colonel Paul W. Tibbets Jr. picked out this airplane for the bombing. The Enola Gay was used from 1945 to 1946. Branch of Military: United States Army Air Forces Commander/Battles: World War II and the piolet of the aircraft was Colonel Tibbets.





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The Enola Gay was an aircraft that bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki during WWII. The Enola Gay dropped two atomic bombs. The first mission of the Enola Gay was to bomb Hiroshima, Japan. The second mission of the Enola Gay was to bomb Nagasaki, Japan. It was a Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber. The name Enola Gay comes from the Enola Gay Tibbets, Colonel Paul Tibbets mother. He selected the aircraft. The Enola Gay was the first aircraft to drop an atomic bomb, during the last few stages of World War II. The code for the bomb was Little Boy. The Enola Gay was meant to bomb Hiroshima, Japan for the first bomb dropping. The second bomb dropping was meant to bomb Kokura. Instead, clouds and smoke drifted and bombed Nagasaki instead.

The Enola Gay was very useful during World War II. The Enola Gay was built in Omaha, Nebraska. It became famous after dropping the world’s first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, on August 6, 1945. During World War II, this was the most expensive and complicated airplane made by the United States. It was produced by a vast manufacturing program, with a rush basis, that involved hundreds of thousands of workers. On May 18, 1945, the plane was delivered to the United States Army Air Forces. It was difficult for Harry S. Truman to make to decision to bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The blast of the bombs could shorten the war and reduce American and Japanese casualties. It could also kill thousands of Japanese civilians. President Truman decided to bomb. The first bomb dropped was on Hiroshima, Japan. The bombing of Hiroshima was on August 6, 1945. This was dropped by Colonel Tibbets and the Enola Gay crew. The second atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan. This atomic bomb was dropped on August 9, 1945. After the two atomic bomb droppings, Japan surrendered on August 15, 1945.

Many people were affected by the atomic bombings in Japan. The first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan killed many people. The atomic bomb on Hiroshima killed about 66,000 people. The atomic bomb on Nagasaki killed about 39,000 people. Captain George W. Marquardt was the commander of the Nagasaki mission. The Hiroshima atomic bomb blast was equivalent to about 20,000 tons of T.N.T. The Hiroshima atomic bomb exploded 1,900 feet over a hospital. The atomic bomb on Hiroshima had inscriptions scribbled on the shell. It said “Greetings to the Emperor from the men of the Indianapolis”. Many buildings were destroyed from the bombs. Also many doctors and nurses were killed, with very few left. Because of the atomic bombings, dropped by the Enola Gay, many people were affected. The atomic bombs in Japan, ended World War II and Japan surrendered.

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 * President Harry S. Truman gives permission to use the atomic bombs any day after August 3, 1945.


 * On August 6, 1945, the Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan.


 * On August 9, 1945, the Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan.


 * Japan surrenders because of the atomic bombings in Japan. The atomic bombs made Japan surrender during World War II. Japan surrendered on August 15, 1945.