Parsons, why he is as confounded as the rest and he was supposed to have known everything and expected this much to happen.Īfter a few last looks I honestly feel the Japs may give up before we land at Tinian. If I live a hundred years I’ll never quite get these few minutes out of my mind. In order to carry the enormous weapon, the plane had been stripped of anything non-essential. Paul Tibbets in front of the Enola GayUS Air Force photo) The Enola Gay Crew Airplane Crew Col. The plane is a B-29 Superfortress which had been named after pilot Paul Tibbets’ mother. front of the restored Enola Gay, shaking hands and receiving the high regard of visitors.
Jacob Beser, radar countermeasure officer. 'Dutch' Van Kirk, navigator Major Thomas W. On August 6, 1945, the Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima, Japan. The flight crew of the Enola Gay with ground maintenance officer, Lt. Robert Lewis didnt meet the reserve price. The 13-man crew for the Enola Gay on its historic Hishoma run were as follows: Colonel Paul Tibbetts, pilot and mission commander. What Happened to The Enola Gay After 1945. Just how many Japs did we kill? I honestly have the feeling of grasping for words to explain this or I might say my God what have we done. Bonhams in Manhattan says bidding Wednesday for the two log books belonging to Enola Gay co-pilot Capt. exclaimed the co-pilot, Robert Lewis, pounding on Tibbetss shoulder. “I am certain the entire crew felt this experience was more than any one human had ever thought possible. Paul Tibbets, the pilot of the Enola Gay, the B-29 that dropped the first atomic. Notes Taken During Mission of the Enola Gay to Bomb Hiroshima, Aug, 1957 - 1996Ĭollection: Atomic Bomb Collection, 1939 - 1996 “I honestly have the feeling of grasping for words to explain this or I might say my God what have we done.”įile Unit: Lewis, Robert A.