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Tibbets died at the age of 92 in Columbus, Ohio on November 1, 2007. Tibbets, Jr., pilot of the ENOLA GAY, the plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, waves from his cockpit before the takeoff, in an Augfile photo. Several hundred people, including journalists and photographers, had gathered to watch the planes return. Sweeney and his crew accompanied Tibbets and The Enola Gay on the Hiroshima atomic bombing mission. The Great Artiste and Necessary Evil followed at short intervals. Enola Gay returned safely to its base on Tinian to great fanfare, touching down at 2:58 pm, after 12 hours 13 minutes. Enola Gay traveled 11.5 miles before it felt the shock waves from the blast. The release at 08:15 (Hiroshima time) went as planned, and the Little Boy took 53 seconds to fall from the aircraft flying at 31,060 feet to the predetermined detonation height about 1,968 feet above the city.
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Groves Jr., wanted the event recorded for posterity, so the takeoff was illuminated by floodlights. The director of the Manhattan Project, Major General Leslie R. Enola Gay took off from North Field, in the Northern Mariana Islands, about six hours' flight time from Japan, accompanied by two other B-29s, The Great Artiste, carrying instrumentation, and a then-nameless aircraft later called Necessary Evil, commanded by Captain George Marquardt, to take photographs. The bomb, code-named "Little Boy", was targeted at the city of Hiroshima, Japan, and caused the destruction of about three quarters of the city. Lewis during the final stages of World War II, the Enola Gay became the first aircraft to drop an atomic bomb in warfare. On August 6, 1945, piloted by Paul Tibbets and Robert A. A unique photograph of the historic event, rare and desirable signed by the photographer and navigator of the Enola Gay. The photograph measures 10 inches by 8 inches. Gackenbach, Navigator – Photographic, Plane V-91 Hiroshima, 6 August 1945, Russell Gackenbach.” In fine condition. Only the fuselage was on display, accompanied by basic facts and information about the planes restoration. Unlike the cancelled exhibition, 'Enola Gay' contained no interpretation, no graphic images, and no melted objects. Satin finish, inscribed by Dutch Van Kirk, “Dutch Van Kirk, Navigator – Enola Gay, Hiroshima – ” and by Russell E. On June 28, 1995, an exhibition, simply titled 'Enola Gay,' opened at the National Air and Space Museum. Item Number: 133038īlack and white photograph of the the mushroom cloud that rose over Hiroshima on Augafter the Enola Gay launched the first atomic bomb attack in world history. Gackenbach Signed Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Cloud Photograph.