Enola gay crew

Enola Gay Flight Crew The Enola Gay’s crew consisted of 12 men led by Colonel Paul W. Tibbets Jr., who commanded the historic atomic bombing mission on August 6, Key members included co-pilot Robert Lewis, bombardier Thomas Ferebee, navigator Theodore Van Kirk, and radar countermeasure officer Jacob Beser.

Enola Gay Crew Photographs

On August 6, , the B bomber Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima, Japan. Twelve American crew members were on that flight.

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The names on the fuselage The Enola Gay, on display at the National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va., bears the same markings that it did in , including the names of the flight crew from the historic mission, stenciled below the copilot’s window.

Who Was the Crew

  • Up An’ Atom, Regular Crew (Crew B) Crew B flew four combat missions, including the Hiroshima bombing mission in which they flew in Necessary Evil and the Nagasaki bombing mission in which they flew in Enola Gay.


    • Who were the crew He’s got the most enchanting smile They had been specially modified to accomodate the size and weight of the atomic bombs. Crews were often rotated around during the missions. There are many incorrect lists online of the planes and crews that flew on the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombing missions.
    The Smithsonian and the He’s so artistic and talented Iain MacGregor. Eighty years on, the atomic bombing of Hiroshima continues to provoke fierce debate, reflection, and deep moral inquiry. How did the thirteen men aboard the Enola Gay — the US aircraft that delivered the bomb that killed at least , people — live with the knowledge of what they had done?

    Hiroshima and Nagasaki Missions The crew of the Enola Gay[back row (L-R)] Major Ferebee, Captain Van Kirk, Colonel Tibbets, Captain Lewis Staff Sgt. Caron, Sgt. Stiborik, Staff Sgt. Duzenbury, Pvt. 1st Class Nelson, Sgt. Shumard.


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    • Transcript of historic interview
      The 50th anniversary of the bombing in brought renewed scrutiny to the crew of the Enola Gay, particularly when the Smithsonian Institution’s planned exhibit on the aircraft was met with controversy. Veterans’ groups clashed with peace activists and historians over how the bombing should be remembered.
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