Radio Operator Position Radio Operator’s position The primary short wave receiver in the Enola Gay was called a “liaison” receiver, so called because it was used for liaison with ground bases sometimes thousands of miles away, and to differentiate it from the “command” equipment that was used to communicate with other aircraft nearby.
The Enola Gay was the American plane that dropped the atom bomb on Hiroshima in World War II. It was named after Enola Gay Tibbets, the mother of the plane…
On 5 August 1945, during preparation for the first atomic mission, Tibbets assumed command of the aircraft and named it after his mother, Enola Gay Tibbets, who, in turn, had been named for the heroine of a novel. When it came to selecting a name for the plane, Tibbets later recalled that:
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The B-29 Raid That Ended WWII By J.A. Hitchcock The world believes the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki ended World War II.The world is wrong. Along with the controversial Smithsonian exhibit of the Enola Gay, the subject of bombs during the war was one of the most talked about in 1995, the 50th anniversary of the end of World …
“Dimples Eight Two to North Tinian Tower. Ready for takeoff on Runway Able,” he radioed to the tower. The Enola Gay picked up speed, 75MPH, 100, then 125. Tibbets held the plane on the runway until it reached 155 MPH, then eased back on the yoke.
On August 6, 1945, the B-29 bomber Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima. Twelve men were on that flight. Some chose to keep a low profile and others spoke out about their place in history. Almost all had something to say after the war. The 509th Composite Group was formed by the
Mission and crew. Bockscar was flown on 9 August 1945, by the crew of another B-29, The Great Artiste, and piloted by Major Charles W. Sweeney, commander of the 393d Bombardment Squadron.The plane was co-piloted by First Lieutenant Charles Donald Albury, the normal aircraft commander of Crew C-15. The Great Artiste was designated as the observation, instrumentation support plane …
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Enola Gay è il bombardiere B-29 Superfortress che il 6 agosto 1945, poco prima del termine della seconda guerra mondiale, sganciò sulla città giapponese di Hiroshima la prima bomba atomica della storia a essere stata utilizzata in guerra, soprannominata Little man.A causa del suo ruolo nei bombardamenti atomici di Hiroshima e Nagasaki, …