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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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Why did the of the plane that dropped the bomb on hiroshima?
It was the Presidents orders.
What plane dropped the first bomb on japn?
The Enola Gay
What plane was the bouncing bomb dropped from?
Specially modified Avro Lancasters
Did the plane that dropped the A-Bomb on Hiroshima make a safe landing?
Yes.
What was the name of the plane the dropped the 1 atomic bomb ann the 2 cities hit?
There were two atom bombs dropped on Japan, not one. The planes were called the Enola Gay which dropped the first bomb and the second plane was called Bockscar. The cities were Hiroshima (first bomb) and Nagasaki (second bomb).
What kind of american plane dropped the first a bomb on japan?
B-29 Silverplate configuration.
What plane dropped the first atomic bomb?
The Enola Gay dropped the first atomic bomb.
What plane dropped the a bombs on Japan?
The plane that dropped the first Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima was a Boeing B-29 called The Enola Gay. The plane that dropped the second Atomic Bomb was aB-29 bomber called The Bockscar.
What plane dropped fat man?
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.
What was the name of the plane that dropped the a bomb on nagisaki?
Bocskar
Why did the of the plane that dropped the bomb on hiroshima?
It was the Presidents orders.
What was the type of plane that dropped atomic bomb on Nagasaki?
b29
What plane dropped the first bomb on japn?
The Enola Gay
What plane dropped the second one atomic bomb?
Bockscar
What kind of plane dropped the aotmic bomb on Hiroshima?
The B-29 Bomber named The Enola Gay.
Was the first atomic bomb dropped from a plane?
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).
What was the name of the second plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Japan?
Bockscar
