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There was not a captain of the airplane that dropped the atomic bomb over Hiroshima, Colonel Paul Tibbets was the pilot who assumed command of the aircraft, he renamed the B-29 after his mother, Enola Gay Tibbets.

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What was the name of the captain of the enola gay?

Col. Tibbets


What is Enola Gay and what is her contribution to the war?

Enola Gay was the name given to the plane that carried the atomic bomb to Hiroshima in August, 1945. Captain Tippets named the plane after his mother.


Who were the b-29 bombers named after?

Enola Gay was named after Captain Tibbet's mother.


Who were the the atomic bomb flight navigators?

Enola Gay - Captain Theodore Van KirkBockscar - Captain James Van Pelt


Where was Captain Robert A Lewis co-pilot Enola Gay from?

Ridgefield Park, New Jersey


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)


Who flew the enola gay plane?

Enola gay crew Colonel Paul Tibbets Captain Robert Lewis Captain Theodore Van Kirk Major Thomas Ferebee Lieutenant Jacob Beser Sergeant Joseph Stiborik Private Richard Nelson Staff Sergeant Wyatt Duzenbury Staff Sergeant Robert Caron Captain Deke Parson 2nd Lieutenant Morris Jeppson


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


How long is enola gay?

The Enola Gay is a B-29, and it is 99 feet long.


Is there a swastika painted on the Enola Gay?

No there is no swatiska on the Enola Gay. It served in the Pacific Theater of Operations.


What was enola gays full name?

That's it, the Enola Gay.


Paul Tibbets named the plane in honor of?

The 'Enola Gay' was named in honor of Enola Gay Tibbets, his mother.