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What is a B-29 at hiroshima?

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The B-29 Superfortress was a type of bomber during WW2 which was used to carry and drop an atomic weapon upon the first Japanese city of Hiroshima ; the name of the plane was the "Enola Gay" flown by Paul Tibetts .

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