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Enola gay pics2/4/2024 ![]() Udvar-Hazy Center (the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum (NASM)’s annex at Washington Dulles International Airport. I had an extra day in Washington DC so I headed over to the Steven F. This item comes with a Certificate from John Reznikoff, a premier authenticator for both major 3rd party authentication services, PSA and JSA (James Spence Authentications), as well as numerous auction houses. I had the privilege of seeing up close a number of amazing historical aircraft this week. On the afternoon of August 15th (August 14th in the USA), Japan finally surrendered. A second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki three days later. Technical Sergeant George Caron (1919-1995) was the plane's tail gunner, and as his position faced the rear of the plane, Caron was the first to witness the mushroom cloud over Hiroshima. Paul Tibbets (1915-2007) piloted the “Enola Gay,” the B29 Superfortress he named after his mother, that dropped the first atomic bomb used in war on Hiroshima, Japan, on August 6, 1945. ![]() Accompanied with a handwritten caption on verso, in green ink, reading: "Close-up photo of the Enola Gay at Tinian-private property of George Caron-taken by Caron after Hiroshima (9/45)." The photograph has an uneven left edge. Stamped on verso JFF Company Inc., Madeira Beach, Florida. Caron/TAIL GUNNER" in blue and black ink. Tibbets/PILOT-ENOLA GAY/8-6-45" and "George R. A spectacular photograph of the "Enola Gay" plane sitting on the runway on Tinian Island. Post-Hiroshima Color Photo of the Enola Gay at Tinian IslandĪ color photograph, 10.75" x 8", no place, dated circa August 6, 1945.
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