Enola Gay
Americannoun
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And the Enola Gay aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Japan was initially flagged for removal from Pentagon documents, apparently due to the word "gay".
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2025
The name was not a reference to homosexuality, but was given to the B-29 bomber by the pilot in honor of his mother, Enola Gay Tibbets.
From Salon • Mar. 10, 2025
Seventy years earlier, the Enola Gay — the B-29 super fortress that dropped an atomic bomb on Japan — was built inside these walls.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2024
Tinian was the launching point for the Enola Gay atomic bomb attacks against the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
From Seattle Times • May 24, 2023
On August 6, 1945, an American bomber named Enola Gay soared high over the Japanese city of Hiroshima.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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