Capt. Robert A Lewis wrote the account during and in the immediate aftermath of dropping the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, ...

Departing in the predawn darkness of Aug. 6, 1945, a modified B-29, designated with radio call sign ‘Dimples 82’, was carrying a single bomb. Enola Gay ...

The National Air and Space Museum's lesser-known second location offers a larger exhibit space with over 200 historic ...

“We are now ab0ut 2 hrs from bombs away,” Lewis, 26, wrote as the B-29 approached the Japanese city it was about to destroy. “The bomb is now alive. And it’s a funny feeling knowing it’s right in back ...

Paul Tibbets of Quincy, Illinois, began his military career 89 years ago, leading to his role piloting the Enola Gay over ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Enola Gay viewed from an elevated platform at the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.Talia ...

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CATCH A RIDE ON THIS B-29 SUPERFORTRESS IS HERE AT THE STILLWATER REGIONAL AIRPORT. FOR THE REST OF THE WEEKEND. LOCALS COULD GET THE CHANCE TO THROW ON A HEADSET LIKE THIS ONE AND TAKE A RIDE OR A ...

BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – Beginning Thursday, you have the chance to experience two of the most iconic warbirds from WWII. The B-29 Doc and P-51 Mustang Gunfighter landed at ECP earlier this week for ...

Many Americans—including students in the History of the Atomic Bomb course taught at the University of Texas at Austin by Bruce J. Hunt, A&S '84 (PhD)—have learned a version of this story: On Aug. 6, ...

BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – Two of the nation’s most iconic warbirds still flying today, just touched down in Bay County. The B-29 Super-Fortress, known as “Doc,” alongside the legendary P-51 Mustang ...

Of the 3,900 B-29 bombers built between 1943 and 1946, only two are still flying, and both are kept in the air by not-for-profit organizations. FiFi, owned and operated by The Commemorative Air Force ...