Title

Enola Gay Boeing became the first aircraft to drop an atomic bomb.

Caption

Enola Gay Boeing B-29 on 6 August 1945, during the final stages of World War II, became the first aircraft to drop an atomic bomb. The bomb, code-named 'Little Boy', was targeted at the city of Hiroshima, Japan

Date

1945

Credit line

Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Reference

ARP18A29_130

License type

Rights managed

Available size

51,3Mb (1,9Mb) / 17,7in x 11,2in / 5315 x 3373 (300dpi)

Keywords

Enola Gay Aeroplane Boeing B-29 World War Two Atomic Bomb Little Boy Hiroshima Japan 20th century 1940s Forties