Enola Gay is the name of the U.S. Army Air Forces B-29 bomber that dropped the atomic bomb, "Little Boy," on Hiroshima, on August 6, 1945. It was flown by Colonel Paul Tibbets.
Bockscar is the name of the U. S. Army Air Forces B-29 bomber that dropped the the atomic bomb, "Fat Man," on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. The name, which is painted on the aircraft is a pun on "boxcar," after the name of the aircraft's commander, Captain Frederick C. Bock. For this mission, however, it was Major Charles Sweeney who flew Bockscar. Some official and unofficial documents have mistakenly called the plane Bock's Car, Bocks Car and Boxcar over the years.
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The name of the pilot who flew the plane that dropped the first atomic bomb is Colonel Paul Tibets. He piloted the Enola Gay, the plane that dropped the first atomic bomb.
Colonel Paul Tibbets piloted the Enola Gay, the plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima.
The planes were piloted by Colonel Paul Tibbets and Major Charles Sweeney.
Paul W. Tibbets Jr dropped the first atomic bomb in war, on Hiroshima, Japan. He died at the age of 92, Nov 1st, 2007. Atomic test drops were preformed earlier, not by him.
Colonel Paul Tibbets and Major Charles Sweeney piloted the planes that dropped the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Colonel Paul Tibbets was the pilot of the Enola Gay and Major Charles Sweeney piloted Bockscar.
Yes but these military planes are flown by navy pilots or military pilots.
wikipedia is a good source
Two planes have dropped atomic bombs. The first was the Enola Gay - a B-29 - which dropped the bomb on Hiroshima on 6th August 1945 The second was the Bockscar - also a B-29 - which dropped the bomb on Nagasaki on 9th August 1945. Both planes returned to base without incident or harm The pilot of the Enola Gay - Paul Tibbits - lived until November 1, 2007 The pilot of the Bockscar - Frederick C Bock - lived until August 25, 2000
The strategy came out perfect. With 3 planes Japan thought they were only weather planes so no action was taken against them.
there was no bombs dropped in pearl harbor, the Japanese crashed planes known as "Kamikazes" into it
'Bockscar' .
B-29 bombers.
the names of the planes that dropped the paratroopers during the second world war were c47's.
The WW2 B-29 Superfortress (the same type that dropped the atomic bombs) were used during the Korean War.
Yes but these military planes are flown navy pilots or military pilots.
Two officers named Tibbits and Swanee.
Yes but these military planes are flown by navy pilots or military pilots.
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).
YES
wikipedia is a good source
The Island of Tinian, which was, in fact, where the planes that dropped the atomic bombs took off from.
If they are pilots they should. ;)