Title

The Enola Gay aircraft dropped an atomic bomb. The bomb at Hiroshima, Japan 1945

Caption

The Enola Gay, Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber, named for Enola Gay Tibbets, the mother of the pilot, Colonel Paul Tibbets, On 6 August 1945, during the final stages of World War II, it became the first aircraft to drop an atomic bomb. The bomb, was targeted at the city of Hiroshima, Japan,

Date

1945

Credit line

Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Reference

ARP18A29_149

License type

Rights managed

Available size

59,1Mb (3,2Mb) / 17,7in x 13,0in / 5315 x 3886 (300dpi)

Keywords

Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Tibbets Colonel Paul Tibbets World War Two Atomic Bomb Hiroshima Japan Bombing 20th century 1940s Forties