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Enola Gay

The Enola Gay, the B-29 bomber used in the atomic mission that destroyed Hiroshima, went on display June 28, 1995 at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. The display commemorates the end of World War II, as well as the role of the Enola Gay in securing Japanese surrender.

Credits - © 2002 Carolyn Russo, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution (SI Neg No95-4624)