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The Enola Gay was the name of the airplane that dropped the A-bomb on the Japanese mainland to end WW2
AnswerCrews often nic named their planes, particularly the big bombers. Thus the Enola Gay.The bomb it carried was the first atomic weapon ever used in combat. It was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan in 1945. The second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki by another crew/plane a few days later. Japan surrendered unconditionally (except for being assured by the USA that they could retain their royal family)quickly thereafter.
AnswerEnola Gay was the name of the pilot's mother who dropped the bomb on the Japanese mainland during WWII.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoThe B-29 that dropped the first atomic bomb was piloted by Lt.Col Paul Tibbets and he named his aircraft after his mother. See Enola Gay,Mission to Hiroshima, by Gordon Thomas and Max Morgan-Witts, Dalton Aero Books, 1995, page 182.
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∙ 12y agoThe Enola Gay was a US Army Air corp B-29, named for pilot (then) Colonel Paul Tibbet's mother. On 6 August 1945, the crew of the Enola Gay dropped the first nuclear bomb used in war on the Japanese city of Hiroshima.
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∙ 17y agoEnola Gay was the mother of the pilot, Col. Paul W. Tibbets, Jr.
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∙ 12y agoThe pilot of that B-29 was Paul Tebbets. "Enola Gay" was his mother's name.
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∙ 11y agoIt was the name given to the aircraft that dropped the first atomic bomb in conflict: (on Hiroshima,Japan in (1945?).The name was that of the pilots (mother or wife).
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Paul Tibbets named the plane in honor of?
The 'Enola Gay' was named in honor of Enola Gay Tibbets, his mother.
How was the Enola Gay atomic bomb made?
The Enola Gay wasn't the atomic bomb. That honor goes to Little Boy and Fat Man. The Enola Gay was the plane specially created to drop the atomic bombs :)
Who painted the enola gay?
The Enola Gay was painted by the crew men of that B29 and some of the men who served under Colonel Paul Tibbits.
Where was the enola gay built?
it was in Mexico that was built.
Who was the bombardier of the enola gay?
Thomas Ferebee
What was enola gays full name?
That's it, the Enola Gay.
What were the effects of the enola gay?
Enola gay was the name of the bomber in WW2 that dropped a nuke. So i guess a massive casualty list was the effect of the enola gay
What was the name of the captain of the enola gay?
Col. Tibbets
Why was enola gay called enola gay?
Enola Gay was named after the mother of the Hiroshima pilot Lieut Col. Paul Tibbets (Enola Gay Haggard)
What was the name of the plane that dropped Little Boy in World War 2?
the plane is a B-29 bomber called the Enola Gay
World War 2 bomber gay name?
Enola Gay, B29 Superfortress
What was the name of the aircaft which dropped the bomb at Hiroshima?
The Enola Gay.
What is the name of the plane that landed the atomic bomb?
Enola Gay
The name of the plane that carries bombs?
Enola Gay & Bockscar.
How did enola gay die?
Enola Gay was not a person, but the name of the airplane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima during World War II. The plane itself did not have a fatal incident. It is named after Enola Gay Tibbets, the mother of the pilot, Colonel Paul Tibbets.
What was then name of the bomb the enola gay dropped?
"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)
Remaining enola gay crew still alive in 2010?
Only one is alive.He was the navigator on the Enola gay. His name is Theodore Van Kirk "Dutch"
