That is an aircraft designed to transport nuclear bomb safely to the area to be dropped. The first nuclear capable aircraft used in history was a B29 bomber named Enola Gay which was modified to carry the nuclear artifact.
On August 9, a B29 bomber aircraft dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki. Six days later, Japan announced its surrender, ending their involvement in World War II.
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'Enola Gay' a B29 Superfortress. James Doolittle. I'm thinking it was the same aircraft used at both Hiroshima & Nagasaki.....
Total Number of Aircraft Produced WorldwideThere is no legal way of knowing this, unfortunately. However, there are likely millions. wikipedia has a list of the most produced aircraft by type. that list would give you a good starting place.
The number of aircraft in each country will depend on the military capabilities of that country. Some countries will have thousands of aircraft while others will have just a few.
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None, all of the aircraft in the RAF during Battle of Britain were produced in Britain.None, all of the aircraft in the RAF during Battle of Britain were produced in Britain.
The weight of an aircraft counteracts the lift produced by an aircraft. The heavier an aircraft weighs the greater the lift needed to get off the ground.
The Enola Gay was a nickname applied to the B29 that dropped the first atom bomb in history. The bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan. The pilot of the aircraft, Paul Tibbits, named the aircraft after his mother.
The DC9 (McDonnell Douglas) aircraft was first produced in 1965, it was introduced to Delta Airline in December of 1965. The final jet was released in 2006, after being in the business for 41 years. They were manufactured by Douglas Aircraft.
Many military aircraft were produced in 1942 during World War II including drones, gliders, liasons, pursuits/fighters, observation, reconnaissance and many more. For a list of specific planes produced, see the related link for US military aircraft from 1942-1948.