Enola Gay
Americannoun
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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
OMD formed 46 years had a string of hits including Enola Gay, Souvenir and Joan of Arc.
From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2024
Despite the cloudiness of the crystal caused by the blast, the watch’s hands remain halted at 8:15 AM — the moment when the B-29 Enola Gay dropped the ‘Little Boy’ atomic bomb.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 23, 2024
“If I live A hundred years, I’ll never quite get these few minutes out of my mind,” said Robert Lewis, copilot of the Enola Gay.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
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