the plane is a B-29 bomber called the Enola Gay
Enola Gay
The Enola Gay
"Enola Gay" was the name given the USAAF's B-29 bomber that dropped the first-ever atomic bomb, on Hiroshima, Japan, on August 6, 1945. The pilot, Paul Tibbetts, named the plane for his mother, Enola Gay Tibbetts. (see related question)
The hydrogen bomb was not invented until the 1950's. The planes that dropped the first fission-type atomic bombs in World War II are the Enola Gay and Bockscar.
It was called the Little boy wich was dropped on August 6 1945.
The code-name was 'Little Boy'.
name of the plane that dropped the first atomic bomb
The Enola Gay
The first bomb to be dropped was "Little Boy" it was dropped by "The Enola Gay". The second bomb to be dropped was "Fat Man" this was dropped by "Bockscar". Both of these planes were B-29 Bombers.
"Enola Gay" was the name given the USAAF's B-29 bomber that dropped the first-ever atomic bomb, on Hiroshima, Japan, on August 6, 1945. The pilot, Paul Tibbetts, named the plane for his mother, Enola Gay Tibbetts. (see related question)
Bocskar
The name of the atomic bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima was "Little Boy".
Bockscar
The hydrogen bomb was not invented until the 1950's. The planes that dropped the first fission-type atomic bombs in World War II are the Enola Gay and Bockscar.
There were two, the Enola gay and the Bockscar.
The "Enola Gay"
"fat man" was the name of the atomic bomb dropped on Nagaski. "little boy" was dropped in Hiroshima.
B-29 Enola gay.