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What is the name of the first plane that dropped the atomic bomb?
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∙ 12y ago
The Enola Gay, a Boeing B-29 Superfortress Bomber
Enola GayEnola Gay is a B-29 Superfortress bomber of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) that dropped the first atomic bomb ever used in warfare ("Little Boy"). The Enola Gay dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945, just before the end of World War II. The Enola Gay became famous for its part in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. In the past part of it was displayed in the National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., but that special exhibit closed on May 18, 1998. In 2003, the Enola Gay became again viewable to the public at the new Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center annex of the N.A.S.M. at Dulles International Airport in Virginia.
The Enola Gay.
The name of the plane that dropped the first atomic bomb on Japan is Enola Gay.
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∙ 11y agoEnola Gay. It was a Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber, named after Enola Gay Tibbets the mother of the pilot of the plane, Paul Tibbets.
The U.S. bomber "Enola Gay" dropped the fission bomb "Little Boy" on August 6, 1945. Then on August 9, 1945, the Bockscar dropped a second fission (atomic) bomb, named "Fat Man" on the city of Nagasaki.
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∙ 6y agoThere were two planes:
- Enola Gay, it was accompanied by two observation planes, The Great Artiste and a then nameless aircraft later called Necessary Evil
- Bockscar, it was accompanied by one observation plane, The Great Artiste (the second observation plane, The Big Stink, failed to meet up within the allowed time)
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∙ 13y agoThe Enola Gay dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima.
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∙ 14y agoThe Enola Gay.
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∙ 13y agoThe Enola Gay
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∙ 12y agoEnola gay.
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∙ 12y agoEnola gay
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Where was the first atomic bomb dropped-?
The city of Hiroshima was the place where the first atomic bomb was dropped.
What happened to the plane that dropped the first atomic bomb?
the plane was destroyed by the united states to show no physical evidence of the bombings
Where and when was the first atomic bomb dropped?
The location of the first atomic bomb which was dropped was on Hiroshima on August 6th 1945.
What was the name of the plane the dropped the 1 atomic bomb ann the 2 cities hit?
There were two atom bombs dropped on Japan, not one. The planes were called the Enola Gay which dropped the first bomb and the second plane was called Bockscar. The cities were Hiroshima (first bomb) and Nagasaki (second bomb).
Where was the first atomic bomb dropped?
The first atomic bomb was gadget and was dropped at trinity site new mexico in july 1945.
What plane dropped the first atomic bomb?
The Enola Gay dropped the first atomic bomb.
Was the first atomic bomb dropped from a plane?
The first atomic bomb test was done on a 100 foot tall tower, not dropped from a plane (July 16, 1945).The only atomic bombs used in war were dropped from planes (August 6 & 9, 1945).The first atomic bomb test after the end of WW2 was dropped from a plane (July 1, 1946).
What plane dropped the a bombs on Japan?
The plane that dropped the first Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima was a Boeing B-29 called The Enola Gay. The plane that dropped the second Atomic Bomb was aB-29 bomber called The Bockscar.
What was the plane to dropped the first atomic bomb on japan to end the war?
Enola gay.
Who flew the plane that dropped the very first bomb not the atomic on Japan?
doolittles raiders
Where was the first atomic bomb dropped-?
The city of Hiroshima was the place where the first atomic bomb was dropped.
What was the plane that dropped the first atomic bomb?
B-29 Bomber, named Enola Gay
What happened to the plane that dropped the first atomic bomb?
the plane was destroyed by the united states to show no physical evidence of the bombings
What was the type of plane that dropped atomic bomb on Nagasaki?
b29
What plane dropped the second one atomic bomb?
Bockscar
Enola Gay?
name of the plane that dropped the first atomic bomb
Where and when was the first atomic bomb dropped?
The location of the first atomic bomb which was dropped was on Hiroshima on August 6th 1945.
