Three days later, Bockscar (on display at the U.S. On August 6, 1945, this Martin-built B-29-45-MO dropped the first atomic weapon used in combat on Hiroshima, Japan. In the Pacific, B-29s delivered a variety of aerial weapons: conventional bombs, incendiary bombs, mines, and two nuclear weapons. Although designed to fight in the European theater, the B-29 found its niche on the other side of the globe.
The text of the label describing the B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay is as follows:īoeing's B-29 Superfortress was the most sophisticated propeller-driven bomber of World War II, and the first bomber to house its crew in pressurized compartments. The National Air and Space Museum tells the story of the development of flight and chronicles the history of the technologies that have made flight possible. The National Air and Space Museum shall memorialize the national development of aviation and space flight collect, preserve, and display aeronautical and space flight equipment of historical interest and significance serve as a repository for scientific equipment and data pertaining to the development of aviation and space flight and provide educational material for the historical study of aviation and space flight. The National Air and Space Museum has, since opening in 1976, been committed to the mission given to it by Congress in its founding legislation, which says: The petition advances the idea that the display of the B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay, as one of the 200 airplanes in the center, should be used to "stimulate a national discussion of U.S. One of the airplanes is the B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay, which dropped the first atomic weapon used in combat on Hiroshima, Japan. The new facility will ultimately display 200 airplanes and 135 spacecraft. Udvar-Hazy Center adjacent to Washington Dulles International Airport, which opens on December 15, 2003. The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum has received and reviewed the petition from the Committee for a National Discussion of Nuclear History and Current Policy concerning its new Steven F. A press release on the restoration of the B-29 can also be found in the Press Room (Aug. A list of frequently asked questions regarding exhibition of the B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay follows the statement. The National Air and Space Museum issues the following statement on the petition from the Committee for a National Discussion of Nuclear History and Current Policy. Friday, Novem| 12:00am Media Inquiries Claire Brown 20 Public Inquiries