| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | 44-86292 |
| Military Code: | 82/R |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Boeing B-29 Superfortress |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Boeing B-29/B-50 Superfortress |
| Aircraft Version: | Boeing B-29 Superfortress |
| Licence-built by: | Martin |
| C/n (msn): | [ 44-86292 ] |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Aircraft Name: | Enola Gay |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Washington - Dulles InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | Virginia, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KIAD IATA: IAD Local: IAD Other: - |
| Collection: | National Air and Space Museum (Smithsonian) - Udvar-Hazy Center |
| Photo Date: | 5 June 2016 |
| Photo by: | Arjun Sarup |
| Photo ID: | 274759 |
| Photo Comment |
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"Enola Gay" of the 509th Composite Group on display at Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. On Aug. 5, 1945 Col. Paul W. Tibbets ordered the name of his mother painted on at Tinian. On Aug. 6 at 8:15 a.m. she dropped the first atomic weapon on Hiroshima and later flew on Op. Crossroads. Due to deterioration from storage outdoors, restoration by NASM lasted almost two decades. As part of the Silverplate conversion to save weight, the nose section is devoid of the upper gun turret. This photo is copyright © Arjun Sarup, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 29 August 2020, and has since been viewed 882 times. |